Drink Driving Novice Range QLD

A person will be charged with and found guilty of a novice drink driving offense in Queensland if he is found to have a blood alcohol concentration that is between higher than the prescribed blood alcohol limit of 0.0% but lower than 0.02%. Only those whose driver’s licenses have been newly issued for the first time such as a learner or those who have been driving as a learner for a year and hold a provisional license can be charged with and convicted of a novice drink driving offense.

Those holding a probationary license because they were convicted of a drink driving charge while holding a learner’s license or provisional license can also be convicted of novice drink driving offense. Those who have been convicted of a drink driving charge but need to drive in order to work and have been issued a restricted license can also be convicted of this offense. Lastly, holders of motorcycle driver’s licenses who must adhere to a 0.0% BAC for their first year of motorcycle driving can be convicted of this offense.

The penalty is disqualification from driving from between three to nine months, paying a fine between $1540 and $6600; or imprisonment from between three to eighteen months.