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Saturday, March 27, 2010

Alcohol key laws passed in Queensland


High-risk drink-drivers will be forced to install a breath testing device in their own car and blow a negative reading before they can start up under new laws in Queensland.

The newly-passed legislation, to come into effect by Christmas, will make the devices mandatory for around 12,000 people convicted of drink-driving each year, Transport Minister Rachel Nolan said. . . . . .

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