section 10 for drink driving Archives

Drink driving and drug driving in NSW – disqualification periods and interlock

Over the last 10 years, the laws regulating drink driving in NSW have changed to incorporate the Alcohol Interlock Program, and to prohibit drug driving, and a combination of drink driving and drug driving. Most drink driving offences in NSW are subject to the Alcohol Interlock Program. The Alcohol Interlock Program requires a court to […]

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Criminal records and section 10s

In New South Wales, many people appearing in the Local Court for a minor or less serious offence (such as drug possession, some low range drink driving and drug driving offences, etc) will ask their lawyer to obtain a “section 10”. What they are referring to is section 10 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (the Act)