The traffic laws in Queensland contain tough provisions in relation to drink driving. Drink driving is a general expression that covers a variety of offences involving a person who is affected by alcohol or other drugs operating or attempting to operate a vehicle. If you are convicted of drink driving, the penalties usually involve both licence disqualification and a fine.
Repeat offenders face the prospect of jail sentences.
If granted, a restricted licence will allow you to drive under strict conditions for work purposes only. The penalties likely to be imposed for an offence of drink driving depend in part on whether the offence is classified as a major or minor offence. Importantly, a person may be deemed to be driving under the influence of liquor or another drug, independent of a blood alcohol reading, if they display certain observable signs of being under the influence . It is also possible for the Magistrate to order a period of imprisonment, however such a penalty is not common for first time offenders. The Magistrate can still impose jail sentences, but such a penalty is generally reserved for repeat offenders.