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Drive Whilst Suspended — No Conviction Recorded
No conviction or court-ordered disqualification
| Court | Waverley Local Court |
|---|---|
| Date | August 2026 |
| Client type | University student with part-time employment |
| Charges | Driving whilst licence suspended — First offence |
| Maximum penalty | Six months’ imprisonment $3,300 fine Six months’ automatic disqualification, with a three-month minimum |
| Background | The client’s licence had been suspended by police one month earlier. At approximately 2 am, the client drove home from a social event after being unable to find an Uber or taxi. |
Result
NO CONVICTION OR COURT-ORDERED DISQUALIFICATION
The Court was persuaded that the client’s youth, lack of prior offending, demonstrated remorse and extenuating circumstances warranted an outcome without conviction.
The Court imposed a 12-month Conditional Release Order (a good behaviour order: no penalty as long as the client stays out of trouble for 12 months) without conviction and made no order for licence disqualification.
The client’s existing police-imposed licence suspension remained in place.
Drive Whilst Licence Suspended
No conviction recorded
| Court | Liverpool Local Court |
|---|---|
| Date | January 2026 |
| Charges | Drive whilst licence suspended – First Offence |
| Maximum penalty | 6 months imprisonment and/or a $3,300 fine |
| Background | No prior criminal record and no history of similar offending, despite a traffic record spanning more than 40 years of driving. |
Result
NO CONVICTION RECORDED
The client appeared before Liverpool Local Court after pleading guilty to driving whilst their licence was suspended.
Despite the offence carrying a maximum penalty of 6 months imprisonment and/or a $3,300 fine, the Court imposed a 12-month Conditional Release Order (a good behaviour order: no penalty as long as the client stays out of trouble for 12 months) without recording a conviction.
Mobile Phone Offence
Faced up to $2,200No conviction recorded
| Court | Parramatta Local Court |
|---|---|
| Date | December 2025 |
| Charges | Use mobile phone whilst driving – First Offence |
| Maximum penalty | $2,200 fine |
| Prior Record | None |
| Circumstances | The client was detected using YouTube for music while stopped at an RBT. The client relied on their licence to transport their disabled wife to medical appointments. |
Result
NO CONVICTION RECORDED
The offence was proven but dismissed without a conviction under section 10(1)(a) of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW). In plain English, the court accepted the offence happened but dismissed it with no conviction and no penalty.
The client avoided having a conviction recorded despite pleading guilty to the offence.
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