New Drink Driving Laws Come Into Force
Source: Tasmania. Minister for Police and Emergency Management. Media Release.

"Tough new laws to crack down on drink driving are now in force.
Tasmania Police now have authority to serve an “excessive drink driving notice” on drivers who commit certain offences, resulting in immediate disqualification.
The changes follow the introduction of the Road Safety (Alcohol and Drugs) Amendment Bill 2007 to Parliament by Minister for Police and Emergency Management, David Llewellyn.
“Drivers who commit offences not only put themselves at risk, but their passengers and every other road user," Mr Llewellyn said.
“Legislation such as this delivers the very blunt message that such behaviour is not tolerated by our community, particularly in the run-up to the festive season.”
The offences to which these provisions will apply are:

• The holder of a full driver licence who records a breath or blood alcohol concentration of 0.15 grams of alcohol or more in 210 litres of breath or 100 millilitres of blood.
• The holder of a learner or provisional driver licence, or a person who does not hold a driver licence, who records a breath or blood alcohol concentration of 0.07 grams of alcohol or more in 210 litres of breath or 100 millilitres of blood.
• A driver who refuses or fails to submit to a breath analysis or blood test.
• A driver who commits an offence of exceeding a prescribed breath or blood alcohol concentration, driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, or refusing or failing to provide a breath or blood sample and has been previously convicted of one of those offences."