If you have committed a drink driving offence, you may lose your licence and be disqualified from driving for a specified period of time. After this time, you will be required by the Road Traffic Authority or courts to participate in an offender alcohol interlock program as mandated by your state authority, to demonstrate that you can drive responsibly without the influence of alcohol.
As part of your offender alcohol interlock program, you will be given a new licence with an interlock condition, meaning you cannot legally drive any vehicle without an ignition interlock device fitted. If you own multiple vehicles or drive a work vehicle, you must have an alcohol interlock fitted to each vehicle you drive.
Offender driving behaviour will be monitored for the duration of the program. To complete the program, offenders must demonstrate the ability to separate drinking and driving over a specified period of time. However, significant or repeated violations, such as attempting to drink and drive, missed or failed retests or tampering with the alcohol interlock, may lead to extended time on the program and additional penalties.
Each State or Territory has different rules for their Interlock Program, please check your state’s alcohol interlock program information page for specific guidance.