Alcohol Interlock Program QLD

The alcohol interlock program in Queensland too effect fairly recently in August 2010. Under this program, a person who has been convicted of drink driving offenses will apply to have his license disqualification or suspension revoked provided he allows a device to be attached to the ignition of his car. The device is a breath analyzer machine that locks the car ignition when the driver’s blood alcohol level goes beyond the limits prescribed by law.

The following persons are eligible for admission into the alcohol interlock program: a person who is indicted for high-risk drink driving (having been apprehended while his blood alcohol level was at 0.15% or higher); a person caught driving while under the influence of liquor, a person who fails or refuses to provide a breath sample to be tested for blood alcohol content; a person who is apprehended for dangerous driving; or one whose convictions for drink driving within a period of five years are two or more.