Criminal LawTraffic Law

Drive while Licence is cancelled / suspended / disqualified

The charges of drive while licence disqualified, drive while licence suspended, and drive while licence cancelled are detailed within section 54 (1), (3), and (4) of the Road Transport Act 2013 respectively. The Act states that a person whose drivers licence is disqualified, suspended, or cancelled must not drive a motor vehicle on a road…

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Criminal Law

Have you been charged with ‘use Carriage Service to menace/harass/offend’?

Use Carriage Service to menace/harass/offend is listed under section 474.17 of the Criminal Code 1995. The maximum penalty for this offence is 5 years imprisonment. The act states;  (1)  A person commits an offence if: A carriage service is defined by the Telecommunications Act to include ‘a service for carrying communications by means of guided…

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