Drug driving advice on NSW Government website a 'cruel underestimation', magistrate says
ABCA magistrate has described drug driving advice on a New South Wales Government website as a "cruel underestimation" that "lulls people into a false sense of security". Key points: A NSW magistrate has blasted the State Government's drug driving advice David Heilpern made the comments while finding a driver not guilty over a 2018 roadside test Mr Heilpern said "specious information" leads to convictions that can have a broader social cost David Heilpern today found a man not guilty of driving with an illicit drug present in his blood on the basis of an honest and reasonable mistake of fact. "The 12-hour advice is nothing more than a cruel underestimation that gives people specious information, lulls them into a false sense of security, and leads to greater levels of detection, criminalisation and loss of licence," Mr Heilpern said. Solicitor calls for strategy rethink Defence solicitor Steve Bolt said the information contained on the NSW Centre for Road Safety website was what most members of the public would rely on.
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