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The State of Victoria and the Department of Health shall not bear any liability for reliance by any user on the materials contained on this website. Skip to main content. Home Alcohol. Drink driving. Actions for this page Listen Print. Summary Read the full fact sheet. On this page. Drink-driving laws in Victoria The legal blood alcohol concentration BAC limit for fully licensed drivers in Victoria, and all other states and territories, is 0.
A zero BAC is required for: drivers on a probationary licence P plates or learner permit L plates bus and taxi drivers drivers of trucks over 15 tonnes. Factors influencing BAC Some of the factors that influence the concentration of alcohol in a person's breath or blood BAC include: the amount and type of alcohol consumed the rate of drinking and the time since the last drink the amount of alcohol that remains in the stomach other foods or liquids in the stomach the amount of alcohol already metabolised by the liver the general health and competence of the liver the person's metabolic rate physical factors, including gender, body size and lean tissue to body fat ratio the volume of water in the tissues of the body, which can be affected by such things as medication, illness and the menstrual cycle.
Penalties for drink-driving The penalties for drink-driving depend on the BAC level and on whether the driver has prior drink-driving offences. Rehabilitation after drink-driving The requirements for regaining a licence depend on the circumstances and may include a compulsory drink-driver education course, a court order and, for many offenders, clinical assessments for alcohol problems. Specific requirements before drink drivers can be re-licensed include: All first time drink-drivers with a BAC of 0.
All first time drink-drivers with a BAC less than 0. Drink-drivers under 25 years and those applying to the court for a Licence Eligibility Order are usually required to complete a drink-driver education course. Depending on the drink-driving offence, the court may require an assessment of the person's use of alcohol. These assessments are prepared by an accredited assessor. Alcohol interlocks An alcohol interlock is an electronic breath-testing device that is wired to the ignition system of a vehicle.
Sign In. My Account. My Lists. Disable Accessibility Mode. Advanced Search. Search Options. Filter Results Only Show Available. Material Type. Getting your licence back : information for drink and drug driving offenders. Link to full text via digital media archive. Electronic Resources. Publication Date s. Add to My Lists. Monk, D. Monk, Karen. South, David David R. Road Traffic Authority. The findings of both inquiries bolstered the temperance cause. The liquor industry actively lobbied for amendments to a proposed licensing Bill introduced in and won some concessions, including the postponement of the local option provisions until later delayed to , when Camberwell and Nunawading were the only districts that voted to close all their hotels and became 'dry' areas.
Well before shop trading hours were standardised in Victoria in , the temperance movement had been calling for earlier closing hours for hotels. Hotel closing times had been fixed at In , a WCTU representative complained in a newspaper column that the liquor trade was 'allowed to continue its business up to a late hour'. Methodist reformer and lay preacher, William Judkins, fought against many 'social evils' including gambling, racing, drinking and dancing and he had campaigned vigorously for local option in Premier Murray was quoted as saying that there was no reason why hotels should be allowed to stay open after shops were closed and that a 'wave of public opinion' was needed to sweep such evils away.
Other temperance organisations continued to work towards their common goal in the lead up to World War One. Resolutions were carried at WCTU branch meetings in regarding the 'desirability of bringing the hours of hotels into line with those of other trades' and local Rechabite groups were of the same opinion.
The petition carried 51, signatures and was thought to be the largest petition ever presented to the Parliament. From the outbreak of the First World War in August , newly enlisted Victorian soldiers were stationed at the Broadmeadows training camp. There they found that a 'wet' canteen as opposed to a 'dry', or teetotal, canteen had been established, supplying beer and Australian wine. The Argus newspaper reported that the decision to run a wet canteen had 'won the enthusiasm of the men' and the 'undisguised appreciation of many of the senior officers'.
Temperance groups tried to press the liquor issue during the Victorian state election campaign in late The state president of the WCTU, Cecilia Downing, used her speech at a WCTU convention in October to say that the 'liquor question should be dealt with', particularly when the 'money spent on drink could equip several additional contingents'. The Victorian Alliance, under the direction of its president, Samuel Mauger briefly the state Member for Footscray before becoming a federal Member , issued circulars to all Members of the Legislative Assembly.
The circular asked Members whether they would stand firm to continue the local option provisions of the Licensing Act. On 17 February , a large deputation of temperance representatives met with Premier Peacock at the Treasury offices, led by the Member for Bendigo West, David Smith.
The group urged the Premier to act on earlier closing hours for hotels in the interests of the troops. Samuel Mauger said that 'public opinion was ripe for the change', with 'helplessly drunk' soldiers having been found that morning in Swanston Street.
The Premier thought that only a small percentage of the troops had misbehaved and that much of the drink-related trouble with soldiers was due to the abolition of the wet canteens. Nevertheless, he made an undertaking to give the deputation's request careful consideration, in consultation with the police and the federal Minister for Defence.
Events outside Victoria impacted on the public debate about alcohol, adding fuel to the temperance arguments.
Reviewing the proposed legislative program for the new Parliament, The Age noted that the new Government had no licensing Bills listed, but that the combined weight of public opinion, representations from delegations, resolutions from public meetings and the result of the vote in South Australia were likely to make it reconsider. They presented him with a petition signed by 1, leaders of city business firms, urging legislation for the earlier closing of hotels.
Premier Peacock committed to raise the issue in Cabinet. After a number of speakers, a motion for the earlier closing of hotels during the war was put to the vote, with those in favour winning a narrow majority.
By 18 May , the Government had determined to act. In response to a question about public houses asked by James Rouget, the Member for Evelyn, the Premier said the Chief Secretary would introduce a Bill to provide 'for a curtailment of the hours of trading during the war'. He added that the Government did not intend to take the question of earlier closing to a referendum. Chief Secretary John Murray the Member for Warrnambool said that the Government had introduced the Bill due to the 'demand … made by public opinion', by the people who were neither the 'extreme teetotal party' nor the 'licensed victuallers of the trade'.
He acknowledged that the liquor traders would have to make sacrifices and that the legislation did not go as far as the temperance cause would like. The Government's moderate approach to limiting hotel closing hours did not last very long. Events in other states moved relatively quickly; a six o'clock referendum achieved a majority vote in Tasmania in late March On 6 June , the Victorian State Cabinet announced its decision to hold a referendum in October on the issue of hotel closing hours.
Mr Mauger of the Victorian Alliance vowed to 'fight fairly and above board', certain that temperance advocates were supported by 'all the forces of righteousness, the leaders of science, and chief exponents of education'. Just before the Premier spoke, Mr Farthing presented a petition with , signatures, requesting that there be no further restriction of the trading hours of liquor bars. The Premier said that 'over-indulgence in alcohol' militated against 'the efficiency of the citizen'.
On 5 September , however, the Premier announced that the Liquor Referendum Bill would be postponed due to the federal government's announcement that a national conscription referendum was to be held on 28 October. Australian casualty figures had climbed on the Western Front and recruiting numbers were too low to adequately supply reinforcements.
The next day the Premier gave notice that a new Bill was to be introduced, providing for six o'clock closing for all hotels and clubs throughout Victoria. The new provisions were intended to last until the completion of the session of Parliament following the end of the war.
On the eve of the new regime, the final 9. At the end of October, a large crowd gathered at the Temperance Hall to celebrate the victory for six o'clock closing and the 'good effect' it was already having on the community.
Victorian Alliance President, Mr Mauger, stressed that 'the trench the Temperance party had now won must never be yielded to the enemy again'.
The Argus newspaper assessed Melbourne's drinking habits in November , deciding that the quantity of 'liquor consumed by the excessive drinker has not been diminished' and, by 'speeding up' their intake, 'inebriates' still managed to get their customary drinking done in the available hours.
They also found a proliferation of 'sly grog shops' around the city and suburbs. In December , Parliament passed a major Bill that substantially changed the Victorian licensing law.
The Licensing Act constituted the Licences Reduction Board as the Licensing Court of Victoria, with its duties greatly extended to cover the full gamut of granting, renewing and cancelling licences and assessing fees and compensation.
Victoria was divided into licensing districts with each one overseen by a licensing inspector. A new system of percentage licence fees was introduced, varying according to the volume of liquor business conducted. The Act regulated the conditions under which liquor could be served with meals on licensed premises, increased the penalties for violating the liquor laws, and provided for the registration of barmaids.
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