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First up, can I say that I am not here to discuss how unfair the fine or suspension is, or how evil the government is for taking away my right to drive. I am here to get some advice from anyone who might know regarding an upcoming (Thursday) court appearance for an appeal against a licence suspension.
I am a P2 licence holder and I got fined speeding. My bad - I don't want to hear about how irresponsible I am and how it's all my fault and that I make baby jesus cry or whatever. Thankyou. Now that that's out of the way, HI EVERYONE! This Thursday I have a court appearance to appeal the suspension of my licence. Basically the circumstances of the offence are as follows. Driving home (from volunteer charity work) late at night through the harbour tunnel via the ED. Got pinged by both cameras (ED and HT) at >15km/h and >30km/h respectively. 30km/h over got me a 3 month suspension and 4 points on its own, and with the 3 points from the other offense I am now up for a second suspension for the loss of points. Basically I have paid the fine, and I am not disputing the offense at all. I am appealing the suspension on the grounds that: 1) I have learned my lesson by way of the first suspension, 2)I am an individual of good standing in the community (leader of a volunteer/charity youth organisation, volunteer with 2 emergency services, volunteer with a Speleo Society which aims to monitor and preserve cave ecosystems, no criminal record, otherwise clean driving history with no accidents) 3) my family live on a farm and I live in Sydney for work and uni (ie: familial isolation and loss of productivity to family business) 4) I live in an area with minimal public transport, and require a car to get to uni Basically I am after a bit of information on courtroom procedure, what should I mention / leave out, what the magistrate will look for as well as any other advice anyone can suggest. I have researched a variety of sources and the one thing I can't find is first hand, raw accounts of what will actually happen. Thank you all in advance!  :
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License suspension appeal (NSW)
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