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Stanley Law Statement regarding red light camera Supreme Court decision

October 6, 2020 By Stanley Law

On 2 October 2020, the South Australian Supreme Court handed down the decision of Police v Woolmer, an appeal against conviction for a red light camera offence. In March 2018, Mr Woolmer’s vehicle … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News, Traffic Law

Confused about the truck and bus speed laws? Here’s why.

October 9, 2019 By Stanley Law

On 1 May 2019, the SA Government passed new laws affecting drivers of trucks and buses on the SE Freeway.  The law I have been focussing on for the past few months is the offence of exceeding the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News, Traffic Law

Truck drivers lose licences under new truck and bus speed laws in South Australia

July 18, 2019 By Stanley Law

*UPDATE*  On 6 December 2019 the laws were amended so that a driver who expiates a first offence (ie, no previous expiations or convictions for THIS offence) will not receive a mandatory licence … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News, Traffic Law

Expiation Notices: Should you pay the fine or elect to be prosecuted?

February 27, 2019 By Stanley Law

I make very few guarantees when I represent clients.  However, one of the guarantees I do make is that if you pay the Expiation Notice fee, you will incur the penalties applicable to the offence.  … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News, Traffic Law

Have you been affected by the withdrawal of LIDAR speed guns?

December 3, 2018 By Stanley Law

South Australian Police announced on 29 November 2018 that all prosecutions of speeding offences detected by hand held LIDAR guns would be withdrawn and that people who have been issued expiation … [Read more...]

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Supreme Court speeding judgments – what do they mean?

July 20, 2018 By Stanley Law

Traffic Lawyer

On Thursday 19 July 2018, the South Australian Supreme Court published three significant judgments about the use of hand held LIDAR speed guns to detect vehicle speeds.  These cases all relied on the … [Read more...]

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Obscure traffic offences and how to defend them: driving more than 25kph past emergency vehicles

April 14, 2018 By Stanley Law

In 2014 South Australia reduced the speed for driving past emergency vehicles to 25kph, down from 40kph.  South Australia is the only state which makes it an offence to drive more than 25kph through … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News, Traffic Law

Obscure traffic offences and how to defend them: Driving through a yellow traffic light

March 22, 2018 By Stanley Law

Rule 57 of the Australian Road Rules states that a driver approaching a yellow traffic light must stop: if there is a stop line and the driver can stop safely before reaching the stop line—as … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News, Traffic Law

Driving Unregistered/Uninsured

June 21, 2017 By Stanley Law

Adelaide Traffic Lawyers

The most important thing to know is that there are no demerit points for driving an unregistered/uninsured car.  As at June 2017, the total expiation fee for an unregistered vehicle is $418.00 (which … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News, Traffic Law

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