Penalties for Drink and Drug Driving Charges in Queensland
Drink-driving charges must be dealt with in the Magistrates Court. If you are charged with a drink-driving offence, you will get a Notice to Appear (which lists the charge and the date you must attend court). You also receive a certificate stating either the concentration of alcohol detected in your blood or saliva, or what drug(s) was found in your system.
Work Licences for Drug Drivers in Queensland
For many Queensland drivers, being charged with drug driving can be a daunting and life-altering experience. The prospect of losing your licence can impact your employment and, in turn, your ability to support yourself and your family. However, there is hope.
How Drink and Drug Driving Laws Affect Truck Drivers in Queensland
Among the most serious traffic offences are drink and drug driving. These offences carry severe penalties and can devastate a truck driver’s livelihood. This blog post delves into the implications of these laws, offering insights and practical advice for truck drivers charged with drink or drug driving in Queensland.
Will I Incur Demerit Points for a Drink or Drug Driving Offence?
Drink driving and drug driving charges in Queensland require an attendance in court and aren’t just matters that can be resolved through the issue of a ticket. Clients often ask us will I get any demerit points for a drink or drug driving charge?
Can You Get a Work Licence if Charged With Drug Driving?
Most people would be aware that certain drink driving charges allow you to apply for a work licence to keep driving for work purposes. The question is, can a person charged with drug driving also apply for a work licence?
Exemptions to Installing an Interlock After a Drink Driving Offence in Queensland
If you have been convicted of a mid range or high range drink driving offence (or 2 low range drink driving charges in 5 years) in Queensland, you will be required to install an alcohol interlock in your vehicle. However, there are some legal exemptions to this requirement.
Second Drug Driving Charge
Drug driving charge continues to increase in Queensland largely due to more police testing the introduction of testing for cocaine. If this is your second or more drug driving offence then you will face increase penalties and in some cases the inability to apply for a work licence.
Cocaine Testing for Drivers in Queensland
Queensland has become the one of the first states in Australia to introduce roadside testing for cocaine. The new testing program, which began on 7 July 2023, uses saliva swabs to detect the presence of cocaine in drivers’ systems.
First Time Drug Driving Offence in Queensland: Understanding the Consequences
Drug driving is a serious offence that can have significant consequences for both the driver and other road users. In Queensland, drug driving is a criminal offence that carries severe penalties, including fines, licence disqualification, and possible imprisonment if someone has been injured in an accident.
Can You Drive on Prescription Cannabis in Queensland?
Cannabis was made legal for medical purposes in Queensland in 2016. It is, however, illegal for a person to drive while a detectable amount of THC (the active compound in cannabis) is in his saliva or blood. This remains so, even if you have a legal prescription for cannabis containing THC.
Drug Driving Loopholes in Queensland
People charged are obviously interested to know if there is a way to get out of the charge i.e. are there loopholes to drug driving charges in Queensland? Can I beat a drug driving charge? How to get off a drug driving charge? Is there a defence to a drug driving charge?
Essential Guide to Drug Driving
In the same way that you can be given a random breath test for alcohol, you can also be pulled over for a random roadside saliva test to test for the presence of any relevant drugs in your system.
All You Need to Know About Section 79E Applications
When a person has committed a drink driving offence over the middle alcohol limit or over the high alcohol limit (or UIL), or committed a Drive under the Influence of Drugs, then their licence is going to be immediately suspended under section 79B of the Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act, see our article on driving under a police suspension.