A common occurrence in Magistrates' Courts is when a magistrate suspends or cancels the drivers licence of an accused person — frequently because of some mandatory provision such as for speeding or drink-driving — and the accused person or their lawyer then requests the Court order that the suspension not commence till some later time. …
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Licence restoration
The Magistrates' Court of Victoria has useful online information for someone getting their licence back after losing it for an offence under s 49 of the Road Safety Act 1986. By plugging your details into a tick-and-flick you can go to court knowing what the likely outcome will be.Some driver education courses apparently stress the …
Burqa bathos
The Herald-Sun today ran an article about the NSW push to legislate to compel burqa-wearing women to show their face to police when requested to identify themselves. (Presumably it will also apply to the niqab. This diagram highlights the differences.)Strangely, we haven't had such a push to combat the evil of helmet-wearing motorcyclists; or a …
Demerit points appeals
Late last month the Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal about demerit points in Sherman v Roads Corporation & Anor [2011] VSCA 149.It dealt with demerit points under Part 3 and Schedule 3 of the Road Safety (Drivers) Regulations 2009 and VicRoads' obligation to suspend a driver licence under Road Safety Act 1986 s 25, and a driver's …
Probationary drivers and banned vehicles
Edit: At the Melbourne Grand Prix yesterday Toro Rosso driver Jaime Alguersuari collided with first team-mate Sébastien Buemi and then former No.1 Michael Schumacher early. Schumacher's car was seriously damaged but Alguersuari went on to finish 13th.The 20 year old Spaniard demonstrates that young drivers and high performance vehicles are a dangerous combination [this video …