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Course, 14 to 30 lessonsTool, interactiveGuide or summary, one page
Courses 10(1) Drug Misuse and Trafficking ActPossess prohibited drug
30 lessons, full textFive modules. Elements, sentencing framework, s 10(3), submissions, appeals. Every lesson at full depth with the legal basis.
Courses 111 Road Transport ActDrug driving, first offence
20 lessons, full textFive modules. Presence offence, penalty-notice election, the s 205 disqualification table, s 10 as the only route to no licence loss, disproportion evidence, appeals.
Courses 110 Road Transport ActDrink driving, first offence
20 lessons, full textFive modules. The five ranges, the penalty-notice election, s 224 suspensions, the s 205 and s 211 tables, the mandatory interlock program, the high range guideline judgment, the four defences, submissions by range.
Courses 61 Crimes ActCommon assault, first offence
20 lessons, full textFive modules. The two limbs and the s 59 boundary, the facts sheet and De Simoni, bail and the apprehended violence order, s 418 self-defence, ss 4A and 4B, the s 10 submission, the DV evidence provisions, the Criminal Records Act.
CourseRoad Rules r 20Speeding, first offence
20 lessons, full textFive modules. The five bands and Schedule 5, the demerit scheme and the learner and provisional minimum, the s 59, s 224 and demerit suspensions, the Fines Act election and s 24A review, the s 267 appeals and the s 268(5) exceptional circumstances bar, camera evidence under Pt 7.3, Proudman v Dayman, submissions by band.
CourseNotices, suspensions, the electionBefore court
14 lessons, full textFive modules. The Fines Act election, s 224 police suspensions, the s 267 appealable decisions, the exceptional circumstances test, and the three clocks that run at once.
ToolPenalty noticeCourt election or licence appeal
Interactive, full textOffence, licence class and record in; the Fines Act s 36 election, the Pt 7.5 appeal, the s 268(5) exceptional circumstances bar and the s 36 good behaviour election out, with the statutory basis on every card.
SummaryPossess prohibited drug in one pageEvery lesson in two or three lines, and the ten things that matter.
SummaryDrug driving in one pageEvery lesson in two or three lines, and the ten things that matter for a licence.
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Will I go to gaol?
Will I get a criminal record?
What happens at court?
Dealing with police
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Your court day guideGuide
Getting help
Charged with something more serious
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