This section gives you access to the various legal articles about Drink Driving and written by our lawyers. We are adding content to the section regularly and to read any of these articles, simply click on the appropriate "read more" link below:
Drink Driving - What Happens When You Go To Court
Date: November 10, 2010
Author(s): Jana Whitby B.A., LL.B. (Hons.)
Check out our step by step guide on the court process for drink driving.
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Criminal Law - Traffic Matters - Drink Driving - Shall I Fight the Charges?
Date: July 04, 2009
Author(s): LAC Lawyers
There goes the saying, “If you drink and drive you’re a bloody idiot”. However, it is easier said than done. Sometimes when we monitor our intake of alcoholic drinks and are sure that we are under the limit, we would then be surprised to find out that we are over the limit. Victoria, if your BAC reading is 0.07 or more, you will lose your drivers’ licence. So, do you take it on the chin or do you fight the charge?
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Criminal Law - Drink Driving Summary
Date: October 21, 2008
Author(s): LAC Lawyers
Everything you need to know about drink driving...
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Criminal Law - Traffic Offenders Program
Date: October 21, 2008
Author(s): LAC Lawyers
Some common questions about the Traffic Offenders Program
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Drink Driving - Your Rights, Police Powers, Court Penalties
Date: September 01, 2008
Author(s): LAC Lawyers
Read on to find a list of commonly asked questions as well as an overview of likely penalties according to your Prescribed Concentration of Alcohol (PCA).
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Drink Driving - Legal Representation Is Your Best Bet
Date: December 13, 2007
Author(s): LAC Lawyers
Drink Driving is a crime that people, including professionals, are increasingly being charged with nowadays. On many occasions it is a first offence where one misjudges how much they had consumed, assumes they are within their legal limit to drive, and are then, to their misfortune, stopped by Police and charged.
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Criminal Law - Drink Driving Offences (Vic.)
Date: December 18, 2006
Author(s): Michael Pickering B.A., LL.B. (Hons.), LL.M., M. A.
Criminal Law - Serious Traffic and Drink Driving Offences Date: February 16, 2006
Author(s): LAC Lawyers
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The Criminal Aftermath of Drink Driving: Penalties and Sentences
Date: September 22, 2005
Author(s): LAC Lawyers
Drink driving is an offence under the Road Transport (Safety & Traffic Management) Act 1999 (NSW) (the “Act”). In New South Wales there are effectively five categories of “prescribed concentration of alcohol” (PCA) offences.
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