Booking a Magistrate’s Hearing
Licence Eligibility Orders are only required for Drug Driving offences. You will need to apply for a Court Order:
If your licence and/or learner permit has been canceled or disqualified
Drug related offence resulting in a licence cancellation
If it was a repeat drug drive offence
For a refusing to undertake a drug test
When booking a Magistrates’ Court you will need to book a hearing at a Court nearest to where you live or you can book at the Melbourne Magistrate’s Court.
Booking a Magistrates’ hearing cannot be done over the phone, you must apply in person. There is a minimum wait time of 28 days, so please ensure you book in advance and that your Hearing date is after the completion of a Behaviour Change Program.
After booking a Magistrates Hearing you will be interviewed by your local police during the 28 day wait period. An interview is required before appearing in Court.
Please note: If you have not heard from the Police it is advisable that you call them on the last week of the wait period.
You are permitted to change the date of your hearing over the phone.
Please note: For subsequent changes you may be required to go to Court to make the change.
Minimising mishaps during your interlock program.
The aim of this article is to provide some tips about how you can avoid mishaps whilst on an interlock program.
VicRoads Relicensing
VicRoads website: www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/
Interlock Providers:
Interlock Support:
Alcohol Interlock FAQs:
AOD Counselling & Support:
Legal Advice:
AOD Training and Information:
Traffic Offenders Program – QLD:
Behaviour Change Programs
Aim of the Behaviour Change program:
- “Safer drinking” as defined by the National Health and Medical Research Council guidelines.
- Identify and effectively change drinking behaviours, patterns, habits or adjusting your lifestyle.
- Skills to cope through life’s challenges and identify alternative strategies
- Driver safety
- Effective strategies to separate drinking from driving.