The new law removes a concession in previous legislation by which some drink drivers received penalty points instead of being disqualified. Photo: NSW Traffic and Highway Patrol. "There will be less drunk driving arrests, less drunk driving crashes, and less drunk driving fatalities." New Jersey has significantly changed the penalties for drunk driving (DUI or DWI) but the penalty for driving under the influence of drugs or narcotics, such as marijuana has not changed. The new penalties designed to crack down on drink driving have been criticised by the NSW Law Society, who also claimed that low-range offences only account for 1.9 per cent of … https://extra.ie/2019/10/21/motoring/drink-driving-laws-affected-behavior By Stephen McDermott Thursday 25 Oct 2018, 9:44 P… Drink driving legislation. Under the new reforms, first-time drink driving offenders can lose their license immediately and be hit with a $561 fine. The NSW Government is rolling out strict new zero tolerance drink driving laws. A low-range reading … Under the new laws, drink drivers who are first-time, low-range offenders will receive an immediate … Play Video. New drunk driving law mandates ignition locks for all offenders starting Sunday Under Mr Constance’s new law, even low-range drink driving offenders risk losing their licence for three months if arrested. The report, by the Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety (Pacts) and funded by the Department for Transport (DfT), comes after a stall in the reduction of road deaths over the last … The Law Society of NSW has voiced its concerns about new laws for drink-driving offences in NSW, which come into effect on 20 May 2019. Joel Harris, a prominent defense attorney, said the new law is a more common-sense approach. Published: 06/05/2019Updated: 6 May 2019 3:21 PM. Elka Wood 23 May 2019. The new law will take effect on December 1, 2019 and shall not apply to offenses occurring prior to that date. Under a tough new drunk driving law passed by Parliament, Canadians could now face criminal charges for driving with illegal amounts of alcohol in their system, even if … The new law provides Challenge coming for new drunk driving laws – Dec 18, 2018 These stronger laws are similar to ones in several other countries around the world, such as … THE DRINK DRIVING limit in England and Wales should be lowered for the first time since the 1960s, according to a new government report, to bring it in line with Scotland’s legislation..