New Laws on Using Mobile Phones When Driving
New laws came into effect on 1st November 2012 prohibiting drivers from touching, holding or having a phone on any part of the body (including the lap) unless: their vehicle is legally parked, or they are passing the phone to...
How to Beat a Drink Driving Charge
Our video and blog post below talks about the main defences to drink driving. Most people charged with drink driving just plead guilty. However, there are a number of ways to defend drink driving charges. Here are four of the...
Reducing Reoffending – Part of a Criminal Lawyer’s Duty
Some people might think that a criminal lawyer’s job is simply to ‘get clients off’ without addressing the issue of reoffending, or ‘recidivism’. That is not true. Part of a criminal lawyer’s job – particularly when dealing with clients who...
‘Good Behaviour Licences’ for Drink Driving… On the Horizon?
Clients charged with ‘drink driving’ frequently ask: ‘If I plead guilty, can I still get a licence to drive for work purposes only?’. Unfortunately the answer is ‘No’. The law currently requires that any person guilty of ‘drink driving’ must...
Best Criminal Lawyers?
This video and article sets out 3 reasons to choose Sydney Criminal Lawyers® over other criminal law firms. 1. Senior Lawyer Guarantee Unlike many other criminal law firms, at Sydney Criminal Lawyers® you are guaranteed to be represented by a...
What is the Penalty for High Range Drink Driving?
High Range Drink Driving is a serious criminal offence and should be handled by Criminal Lawyers who are vastly experienced in Drink Driving cases. The penalties for ‘high range drink driving‘ (0.150 and above) depend on whether you’ve been convicted...
What is the Penalty for Mid Range Drink Driving?
The penalties for ‘mid range drink driving‘ (0.08 – 0.149) depend on whether you’ve been convicted of a ‘major traffic offence’ within the previous five years. A ‘major traffic offence’ is a driving offence for which you had to go...
What is the Penalty for Low Range Drink Driving?
The penalties for ‘low range drink driving‘ (0.05 – 0.079) depend on whether you’ve been convicted of a ‘major traffic offence’ within the previous five years. A ‘major traffic offence’ is a driving offence for which you had to go...
Can I Drive once my Disqualification Period has Expired?
When your licence disqualification period expires, you are not permitted to drive until you have attended the Roads and Maritime Services (the ‘RMS’, previously called the RTA) and re-issued with a fresh licence. This is the case even if you...
Can I Appeal the Suspension of my Good Behaviour Licence?
Holders of ‘Good Behaviour Licences’ frequently ask whether any suspension of their licence can be appealed. The answer is, only if you: plead ‘not guilty’ and successfully defend the offence which caused the ‘breach’ of the good behaviour licence, or...
