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3rd time Repeat DUI Offender Escapes Jail & Community Service at Penrith Court

By Joshua Boorman · Published · NSW posts

In shortBoorman Lawyers appeared at Penrith Local Court for a client on a Middle Range Drink Driving offence where the blood alcohol reading registered at 0.131. It was our clients 3rd DUI offence. Previously he has been convicted for a middle range DUI offence & a high range DUI offence.

  • Penrith Drink Driving Lawyers Sydney NSW
  • Case Preparation for 3rd time DUI Offender
  • Traffic Offenders Program Penrith

New South Wales law · law checked 21 Oct 2026

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Boorman Lawyers appeared at Penrith Local Court for a client on a Middle Range Drink Driving offence where the blood alcohol reading registered at 0.131.

It was our clients 3rd DUI offence. Previously he has been convicted for a middle range DUI offence & a high range DUI offence.

Case Preparation for 3rd time DUI Offender

We went about preparing this particular case in a way which showed that out client has admitted to having a problem with alcohol and also providing the Court with material and evidence to prove that he is taking positive steps to address his alcoholism. We tendered a referral to a psychologist from his Doctor and also tended the prescription medication that he has been prescribed to assist him in abstaining from consuming any amount of alcohol.

We submitted that the root cause of his alcohol use and his subsequent offending behaviour.

Sadly, for a client one of his four children suffers from a serious and debilitating mental & physical disability known as Rett Syndrome. Over the last 18 months unfortunately for a client alcohol has creeped its way back into our clients life and he has been using alcohol as a coping mechanism for significant stresses and emotional issues that have been going on in his life.

Traffic Offenders Program Penrith

We also tendered a certificate & workbook from his completion of the traffic offenders program. Given that it was our clients 3rd DUI offence & the reading was quite high at 0.131 the Court was certainly within range to give our client some form of imprisonment whether that be suspended or not or alternatively and the more likely outcome was that the court could have issued our client with a community service order (CSO).

Our DUI Sentencing Aim & the Outcome

Our primary mission was to push hard for a Good Behaviour Bond.

RESULT: The Magistrates handed down the following sentence:

• 12 months disqualification backdated to the date of the offence.

• 2 years good behaviour bond.

• No Fine.

A very Happy, Lucky & relieved Client – so much so that he wanted to grab a photo with his lawyer out the front of Court.

Talk to us about high range drink driving (New South Wales)

To recap: RESULT: The Magistrates handed down the following sentence: • 12 months disqualification backdated to the date of the offence. The matter above was heard at Penrith Local Court. The reading was 0.131. Preparation here involved a traffic offenders program certificate and a psychological report. Call 1300 941 900 if you need advice about high range drink driving in New South Wales.

Read more on high range drink driving in the New South Wales traffic law section. What happened at Penrith Local Court is general information, not legal advice for your case. Call 1300 941 900 or make an enquiry about legal representation.

Law update since this post (checked 21 Oct 2026)

This post was first published on 1 March 2017. The narrative above is kept as published. These notes record later changes to the law.

  • Since 24 September 2018, NSW good behaviour bonds, community service orders and suspended sentences have been replaced by conditional release orders, community correction orders and intensive correction orders (Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999). References to the older orders in this post describe the law when the matter was decided.

FAQs about this post

What was this high range drink driving matter about?

Boorman Lawyers appeared at Penrith Local Court for a client on a Middle Range Drink Driving offence where the blood alcohol reading registered at 0.131. It was our clients 3rd DUI offence.

What decided the outcome at Penrith Local Court?

Our primary mission was to push hard for a Good Behaviour Bond.

Does the NSW high range drink driving law in this post still apply?

This was first published 1 March 2017. For high range drink driving today, check the current NSW law page as well as any dated note on this post.

Sources and date checked

Sources and references for this page, checked 21 Oct 2026.

This page is general information about New South Wales law only. It is not legal advice. Every matter turns on its own facts.

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