Restricted work licenses for drink drivers are to be reviewed following concerns that the licenses have become to easy to obtain. The law governing the issue of a restricted licence provides strict guidelines as to who would be entitled to receive a licence. An applicant must satisfy the Court that he is a fit and proper person and that a refusal would cause extreme hardship by causing him to lose his job. There are many other restrictions, for example, if a person has lost their licence in the last 5 years, they are unable to apply. In addition, if the drink driving offence was committed whilst the applicant was driving for a purpose connected to their employment, they are unable to apply for a restricted licence. An experienced solicitor is vital to prepare the documentation for presentation in Court. Our experience is that only those people who fall within the strict guidelines are achieving licenses to drive solely for the purposes of their employment.

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Peter Saggers appeared for our client who was charged with supplying ecstasy, possessing a small quantity of a body building drug and failing to dispose of a syringe. Because ecstasy is a Schedule 1 drug, that charge had to proceed to the Brisbane Supreme Court. After negotiations about the lack of evidence the prosecutor discontinued the supply charge. This allowed the two other offences to be dealt with in the Magistrate Court. . Our client was placed on a Good Behaviour Bond with drug diversion.  A conviction was not recorded. If the submission had not been successful, the case would have been dealt with in the Supreme Court with a far more serious outcome.