Drink Driving Ranges & PCA Offences in NSW

Posted on June 3rd, 2011

Penalties for drink driving offences ranges can be based on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, your prescribed concentration of alcohol, the type of licence you hold and whether or not this is your first offence or a second and subsequent offence. Prescribed Concentration of Alcohol (PCA) is the Blood Alcohol Concentration [...]

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Drink Driving Facts and Statistics

Posted on June 1st, 2011

Despite the well known dangers associated with drink driving, it still remains a common offence in our society. When you look at the drink driving statistics, it becomes even clearer how dangerous drink driving is and how it should never be considered lightly. Drink drivers have the potential to affects a large portion of the [...]

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DNA Evidence: Benjamin & Leonardo wins Murder Trial

Posted on February 11th, 2011

“…it does not take much to persuade the average detective that someone is guilty. Unfortunately, when this occurs police investigation may turn into a targeting exercise, in which the target is pursued and any evidence tending to clear the target is ignored or even concealed.” Chester Porter QC, The Conviction of the Innocent In November [...]

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Sexual Assault – CASE STUDY

Posted on February 11th, 2011

Jake* was charged by Police with an offence of sexual assault. Jake was refused bail by the Police. Police allowed Jake to contact a lawyer to attend Court on his behalf to make an application for bail. The Lawyer he contacted did not have experience in sexual assault cases. Jake was bail refused by the [...]

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Losing Your Drivers Licence – The Guideline Judgement for High Range PCA.

Posted on February 11th, 2011

What is Prescribed Concentration of Alcohol? Prescribe Concentration of Alcohol simply means the amount of alcohol measured in grams per 100mL of blood. High Range Prescribed Concentration of Alcohol (HRPCA) means a concentration of 0.15 grams or more of alcohol in 100mL of blood. This would mean that if you had an unrestricted licence, you [...]

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