If you are convicted of a serious drink driving offence, you will likely be required to participate in the Mandatory Interlock Scheme in NSW.
This program requires installing a breath-alcohol testing device in your vehicle.
The vehicle will only start once you register a zero-blood alcohol reading.
It will not turn on otherwise.
The device must be installed and maintained by an authorised expert at your expense.
Typically, when a court makes an interlock order, you must first serve a period of licence disqualification.
After that period ends, the interlock device must be installed in your vehicle before you can legally drive again.
A critical warning: If you fail to install the device as required, you will be automatically disqualified from a 5-year licence. Importantly, there is no right of appeal against this 5-year penalty.
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In short, yes.
Section 212(3) of the Road Transport Act 2013 states that a court may make an interlock exemption order only if the person proves to the court’s satisfaction:
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