AKN LEGAL Home Services About Contact Blog AKN SYDNEY CRIMINAL LAWYERS BLOG Traffic Law and keeping on the road 4/19/2017 0 Comments If you need your licence it is important that you do not incur too many demerit points or commit a serious offence. Full licence holders are given 13 points. For L and P licence holders, 4 and 7 points are held respectively. This usually means an offence will result in a suspension. If you know you have committed a particular offence first do not pay the fine, request a review from the SDRO, you then have the ability to take the matter before a magistrate. If you pay the fine you will admit guilt and the matter will be recorded on your record. If you did not do the offence you can plead not guilty and take the matter to hearing. If you did do the offence but were honestly and reasonably mistaken, an example; there was no sign post or the signpost was incorrect. In matters like this you can plead not guilty and take the matter to hearing. If you win a hearing you are acquitted of the offence and nothing further happens to your record or your licence. You also have the option of entering a gulity plea and in an attempt to record a s 10 There are different types of Section 10s. s 10 (1)a is given by a magistrate when no conviction, no fine and no further penalty is recorded. s 10 (1)b is given by a magistrate when no conviction, no further penalty to the licence is imposed but a bond period of 12 - 24 months is issued. You must comply with the bond and if you fail to comply you will be in breach of this bond. s 9 is given when a conviction is recorded for serious or continuous offences, fines can be reduced with good legal representation., The Roads and Maritime Service, RMS, can inform you how many points you have left on your licence. To be absolutely sure what your current points status is you can order a print out of your traffic history for approximately $20. This outlines every offence you have incurred to date, when the offences occurred, a traffic lawyer can explain this print out to you thoroughly. If you exceed your demerit points you can file an RMS licence appeal against the 3 month suspension. This usually results in a reduction of suspension period with good legal representation. To further reduce the sentence the completion of the Traffic Offenders Program (TOP or TOIP) can aid a magistrate in lowering the suspension. Supension periods can be reduced from 3 months to a different period which usually halves the sentence at the least. If you have committed many offences it can be difficult to argue your matter in court but it is always worth trying as the magistrate has the ability to take the points off your licence if they decide to vary the matter. By Scott J. Sier Solicitor 0 Comments March 08th, 2017 3/8/2017 0 Comments SUSAN KIEFEL'S ACCENT TO CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE HIGH COURT When Susan Kiefel was admitted to the Queensland Bar, her brother sent her a telegram welcoming her to the acting profession. Kiefel thanked her brother but insisted that she would be writing her own script. At 10:15am on the 30th of January 2017 Susan Kiefel was sworn in as Chief Justice of the High Court. She is the 13th Chief Justice and more importantly the first woman to command this prestigious station. The appointment of Susan Kiefel as Chief Justice was manifest. Kiefel is the longest serving member of the High Court and has a legacy of dedication, astute legal reasoning and ethical commitment. Kiefel’s rise to the top of one of the most respected judicial systems in the world is a story of hard work, persistence and dogmatism. Susan Kiefel’s climb through the convoluted rungs of the Australian Judicial system began a few years after she dropped out of secondary school after completing year 10 at the age of 15 when she became a legal secretary for a group of barristers. It was her work as a legal secretary that led her to the realisation that she had an innate talent for law. Kiefel then subsequently completed her secondary schooling and received her Bachelor’s degree in Law by studying at night. Kiefel was admitted to the Queensland Bar in 1975; in 1987 she was appointed as the first female Queens Counsel in Queensland. Her meteoric rise through the judicial system continued when in 1993 she was appointed to the Supreme Court of Queensland and only a year later became one of the first women to be appointed to the Federal Court of Australia. Kiefel was then appointed to the High Court of Australia in 2007, where she has served with integrity since. Susan Kiefel’s story illustrates that no matter what your situation is, you can achieve greatness if you have determination and perseverance to achieve your goals. Susan Kiefel never let any bias prevent her from achieving her goals, instead relying on her incisive legal reasoning and innate legal ability to prove her abilities. Susan Kiefel looks ready to lead the Australian Judicial System and further build on its legacy for fairness, equality and justice. By Luke Scrimes. 0 Comments Author By the team at AKN Archives April 2017 March 2017 Categories All RSS Feed Proudly powered by Weebly Home Services About Contact Blog