I am a Victorian licence holder charged in NSW with 1st offence 'drug present in bloodstream'.
On June 20 2019 I pleaded guilty in an NSW local court and received a $500 fine and a 3-month license disqualification to take effect from June 22 to allow me time to drive back to Victoria.
I went overseas from June 23 until September 10 and was surprised to learn that VicRoads had not acted on the NSW judgement and failed to send me a disqualification notice. I called VicRoads and was advised that I could still drive in Victoria because I had not received a notice.
Keeping to the spirit of the judgement, I have no intention to drive until my disqualification ends on 21 September.
Provided VicRoads don't issue a disqualification notice in the next 10 days, my questions are:
Do I have to apply for a Licence Eligibility Order and the associated behaviour change program to reinstate a licence that was not disqualified within its given time frame?
If so, is there a process whereby this can be expedited? Any time taken past the 3-month disqualification doesn't seem fair.
On June 20 2019 I pleaded guilty in an NSW local court and received a $500 fine and a 3-month license disqualification to take effect from June 22 to allow me time to drive back to Victoria.
I went overseas from June 23 until September 10 and was surprised to learn that VicRoads had not acted on the NSW judgement and failed to send me a disqualification notice. I called VicRoads and was advised that I could still drive in Victoria because I had not received a notice.
Keeping to the spirit of the judgement, I have no intention to drive until my disqualification ends on 21 September.
Provided VicRoads don't issue a disqualification notice in the next 10 days, my questions are:
Do I have to apply for a Licence Eligibility Order and the associated behaviour change program to reinstate a licence that was not disqualified within its given time frame?
If so, is there a process whereby this can be expedited? Any time taken past the 3-month disqualification doesn't seem fair.