Traffic Law

Most of us drive our motor vehicle every day, we don’t give this
privilege a second thought until an incident occurs which results in
this privilege being taken away for months or years at a time.
Queensland Traffic Laws are extremely complex and are not to be navigated by the ill equipped.

Offences such a drink driving, drug driving, dangerous driving, disqualified driving and driving whilst SPER suspended all bring penalties upon conviction which include a mandatory licence disqualification. In some instances, an application can be made to the Court for the driver to be issued a restricted licence (often referred to as a work licence) in the event strict criteria are met.

A special hardship order can also be applied for in certain circumstances and providing certain are met. Both applications have strict timeframes which must be complied with before the application can be heard. In the case of offenders of serious traffic offences who come before the Court with a recent history of like offences, terms of imprisonment are not uncommon.

If you find yourself being charged with a traffic or driving offence, we can protect your interests right through from when you are charged to the conclusion of any Court proceedings. We can assisting you with preparing an arguing any work licence application or application for a special hardship order.

Not only do we have extensive experience in acting for persons charged with traffic or driving offence who appear before the Magistrates Court of Queensland, we also have experience in successfully appealing such decisions in the District Court of Queensland whereby the licence disqualifications imposed by the Magistrates were found to be excessive and were subsequently reduced considerably.