In Queensland, you can be charged with drug driving if you have a positive saliva test for any illicit drug. You might also need assistance obtaining a work permit. The following are the two most common drug-related offenses:

The most serious offenses include driving while under the influence of drugs and driving while a relevant drug is present in your saliva or blood.
Drugs are typically detected at a roadside test in the same manner that alcohol is during an RBT. Failure to provide a sample of saliva, like drunk driving, is a crime.

If authorities have cause to believe you were driving or in charge of a vehicle while under the influence of a narcotic, they can ask you to take a blood test.

There is a maximum punishment of 14 penalty units. (A penalty unit costs $133.45 at the moment, but this is subject to change.) A one-month disqualification period is required. The maximum disqualification period is nine months.

It is not assured that you will be granted a work permit. Each work license application is evaluated on its own merits.

The offense of being in charge of a vehicle indicates that you are in charge of the vehicle even though you are not driving. You are in control of the vehicle if, for example, you stop the automobile for a nap but leave the keys in the ignition.

The process of obtaining a work permit is quite simple. You cannot, however, plead guilty to a drug-driving offense and later decide that you want a work permit. A magistrate must hear both the drug driving offense and the application for a work license at the same time. If you've been convicted of drug or alcohol-related driving in the last five years, you won't be able to receive a work permit.

The procedure for obtaining a work license is quite similar to the procedure for obtaining a work license if you were caught drinking and driving.

You'll need to file an application with the court and present affidavits to back it up. Your work specifics, such as travel days and times, nature of employment, work duties, and so on, must be included in your application. If you're employed, you need to obtain an affidavit from your boss, who should also be in court on the hearing day.

A court order requiring you to obtain a work permit does not imply that you are free to leave the courthouse in your car. The court order must be presented to the Department of Transportation in order for a real license to be issued.

If the nature of your profession necessitates a work license for long hours every day or even seven days a week (as is the case with flight attendants), the fine and duration of the work license will be higher than for someone working a 9-5 job.

This is simply a broad summary. Please contact our office for more thorough information.