Penalties for Drink Driving

The penalties for drink driving vary depending on the nature and seriousness of the offence. Below we have provided a quick reference guide of the possible penalties the court might impose on you.

If you have been charged with drink driving or a related offence contact our office to discuss the options available to you and the process from the day you got ‘booked’ to the day you go to court.

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1ST OFFENCE					2ND OFFENCE WITHIN 5 YRS
RANGE	MAX FINE	MAX PRISON	AUTO DISQ	MAX DISQ	MAX FINE	MAX PRISON	MIN DISQ	MAX DISQ
NOVICE (0.001-0.019)	$1,100	N/A	3 mths	6 mths	$2,200	N/A	6 mths	12 mths
SPECIAL (0.02-0.049)	$1,100	N/A	3 mths	6 mths	$2,200	N/A	6 mths	12 mths
LOW (0.05-0.079)	$1,100	N/A	3 mths	6 mths	$2,200	N/A	6 mths	12 mths
MID (0.08-0.149)	$2,200	9 mths	6 mths	12 mths	$3,300	12 mths	12 mths	3 yrs
HIGH (0.15+)	$3,300	18 mths	12 mths	3 yrs	$5,500	2 yrs	2 yrs	5 yrs

OTHER ALCOHOL RELATED OFFENCES
OFFENCE	MAX FINE	MAX PRISON	AUTO DISQ	MAX DISQ	MAX FINE	MAX PRISON	MIN DISQ	MAX DISQ
REFUSE BREATH TEST	$1,100	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
REFUSE BREATH ANALYSIS	$1,100	18 mths	12 mths	3 yrs	$5,500	2 yrs	2 yrs	5 yrs