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If you are facing drink driving charges after a crash or accident, you may be concerned about being sentenced to a term of imprisonment. There will generally be a police investigation after any car accident. This will involve you being submitted to a breath test. If any alcohol is detected in your breath, you may […]

New research has cast doubt on the accuracy of roadside saliva tests in drive under influence (DUI) cases. Police throughout the country use saliva-based tests for tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the active compound in cannabis. But researchers from the University of Sydney’s Lambert Initiative found that the levels of THC in a person’s system do not directly […]

Traffic cameras have captured a shocking image of a driver appearing to snort a substance off a mobile phone while driving. Driving Under the Influence of a Drug is ordinarily seen by the Courts as a serious offence. The seriousness of this offence would be significantly amplified if a driver is also using a mobile […]

Driving with cannabis or THC in your system in NSW Driving with a prescribed illicit drug in your oral fluid, blood or urine is an offence in New South Wales under s.111(1) of the Road Transport Act. Prescribed illicit drugs include: No requirement to prove that your driving is affected Unlike drink driving, there is […]