Licence Appeal Lawyers In Bankstown

Our client was charged with eight counts of driving while disqualified committed over just six weeks while already subject to a Community Correction Order for the same conduct. A custodial sentence was a clear risk given the frequency and history of the offending. We prepared detailed material addressing the client’s circumstances, the underlying reasons for the repeated conduct, and the stabilising steps taken since the offences. At sentence, we submitted that despite the seriousness and frequency of the breaches, rehabilitation was progressing and a community-based penalty would be more effective than imprisonment. The Court accepted our submissions. The client avoided a custodial sentence and was dealt with by way of Community Correction Orders. The Court imposed a total licence disqualification of only six months for all eight offences combined. No imprisonment. Six-month total disqualification.

Our client was sentenced at Parramatta Local Court for driving while disqualified, his tenth offence of its kind. He was also in breach of three active Community Correction Orders for previous driving matters, making full-time imprisonment a real prospect. After taking over from another lawyer, we had the matter urgently relisted for sentence the following day. We compiled compelling subjective material establishing that the client was a small business owner, the sole provider for his wife, two years abstinent from drug use, and a carer for his grandmother who suffers from dementia. At sentence, we submitted the community would be better served by his serving any custodial period in the community rather than full-time custody. The Magistrate accepted our submissions. The client was sentenced to a six-month Intensive Correction Order and avoided full-time imprisonment entirely. No imprisonment.

Our client was convicted of Negligent Driving Occasioning Grievous Bodily Harm in the Local Court and sentenced to a Community Correction Order while represented by another firm. After reviewing the decision, we advised an all-grounds appeal to the District Court and prepared detailed written submissions arguing the Magistrate had failed to consider a reasonable possibility that the other driver was speeding and responsible for the collision. Because that possibility could not be excluded, the conviction could not lawfully stand. The District Court accepted our submissions and set aside the conviction entirely. Our client’s record was restored, and all consequences of the original finding were removed. Conviction overturned on appeal.

In most cases, the Road Transport Act allows 28 days from notification to lodge an appeal and state your grounds. A licence appeal lawyer Bankstown can confirm the deadline that applies to your specific decision type before you begin.

Yes, but the test is stricter. The court must be satisfied exceptional circumstances exist and cannot consider the offence circumstances when applying that test. Early preparation and strong evidence from a licence appeal solicitor Bankstown are essential.

Employment letters, medical records, caring responsibilities evidence, and driving history all assist. A licence appeal solicitor Bankstown can advise on exactly what evidence is required for your specific appeal pathway and decision type.