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Manly DUI Lawyers achieve Section 10 for Middle Range Drink Driving

By Joshua Boorman · Published · NSW posts

In shortExceptional result at Manly Local Court for Boorman Lawyers & our client where our clients middle range drink driving matter was dismissed under the provisions of Section 10(1)(b). FACTS: Client was charged with a Middle Range DUI offence with a BAC 0.090 & also a speeding offence of driving 60km in a 40 km assigned School Zone.

  • Manly Drink Driving Lawyers
  • Middle Range PCA Facts at Manly Court
  • Section 10 Middle Range DUI Manly Court

New South Wales law · law checked 21 Oct 2026

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Manly DUI Lawyers achieve Section 10 for Middle Range Drink Driving

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Exceptional result at Manly Local Court for Boorman Lawyers & our client where our clients middle range drink driving matter was dismissed under the provisions of Section 10(1)(b).

Middle Range PCA Facts at Manly Court

FACTS: Client was charged with a Middle Range DUI offence with a BAC 0.090 & also a speeding offence of driving 60km in a 40 km assigned School Zone. He was charged at 8:51am so it was considered a next day type of offence and he was unwittingly caught out whilst he was driving to work.

The incident occurred in November 2016 and we appeared before the Court on 21 December 2016 to present our case.

Ultimately, we were pushing hard for our client to receive a Section 10 Dismissal which was always going to be a big ask given it was a Middle Range DUI reading and also involved a speeding offence in a School Zone.

Our case and material was well received by the Magistrate however the Magistrate sought to adjourn the Matter until today (22 February 2017) to allow our client to suffer some further time off the road (almost 3 months in total since police took his licence at the scene of the incident.

On 22 February 2017 we appeared back before the Court once again pushing hard for a Section 10 Dismissal & advising the Court that our client had remained off the road for 3 months & his work was suffering significantly.

Section 10 Middle Range DUI Manly Court

RESULT: Our client was lucky to be granted the benefit of a Section 10 Dismissal by way of an 18 month Good Behaviour Bond.

Which effectively means that so long as they do not commit any further offences within the next 18 months then this particular Middle Range DUI offence will be dismissed, which effectively means that:

• No Licence Disqualification

• No Fine

•No Criminal Conviction

This result is generally considered the “holy grail” of any guilty plea in New South Wales.

Next steps after a middle range drink driving charge

To recap: Section 10 Middle Range DUI Manly Court RESULT: Our client was lucky to be granted the benefit of a Section 10 Dismissal by way of an 18 month Good Behaviour Bond. The matter above was heard at Manly Local Court. Police recorded a reading of 0.090. Facing middle range drink driving in New South Wales? Call 1300 941 900 to discuss the charge and your record.

Current New South Wales traffic law covers middle range drink driving penalties in detail. What happened at Manly 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.

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Who was the client in this Manly Local Court matter?

Exceptional result at Manly Local Court for Boorman Lawyers & our client where our clients middle range drink driving matter was dismissed under the provisions of Section 10(1)(b). FACTS: Client was charged with a Middle Range DUI offence with a BAC 0.090 & also a speeding offence of driving 60km in a 40 km assigned School Zone.

What did the magistrate order?

Ultimately, we were pushing hard for our client to receive a Section 10 Dismissal which was always going to be a big ask given it was a Middle Range DUI reading and also involved a speeding offence in a School Zone.

Has NSW law changed since March 2017?

Published 1 March 2017. Read it with the dated notes on this page and the up-to-date NSW guides.

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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