131 Drink or drug driving

Drink and drug driving offences include where a person operating a vehicle (or supervising a learner driver) exceeds the prescribed limit for alcohol or another drug. These limits may vary by jurisdiction and demographic, for example with lower limits for drivers with probationary or provisional licences.

This subdivision excludes offences relating to driving causing death or serious injury, including where the driver was under the influence of alcohol or other drugs.

If drink and drug driving offences cannot be disaggregated, code to 1310 Drink or drug driving, not further defined.

Drink-driving offences are where the person operating a vehicle or supervising a learner driver exceeds the prescribed limit for blood-alcohol content or is deemed to be under the influence of alcohol.

• Drive a car, boat or other motor vehicle while exceeding the prescribed limit for blood-alcohol content or under the influence of alcohol
• Ride a bike, horse, skateboard, or other non-motorised vehicle while exceeding the prescribed limit for blood-alcohol content or under the influence of alcohol
• Supervise a learner driver while exceeding the prescribed limit for blood-alcohol content or under the influence of alcohol
• Unlawfully consume alcohol as a driver, supervising driver, or passenger
• Other drink-driving offences

• Causing serious injury while driving under the influence of alcohol – coded to 0450 Driving causing serious injury
• Death caused by a driver under the influence of alcohol – coded to 0132 Driving causing death

Drug-driving offences are where the person operating a vehicle or supervising a learner driver returns a positive test, or is deemed to be under the influence of, a drug or drugs other than alcohol. Drugs may include any substance (other than alcohol) that is psychoactive and/or may cause an impairment to safe driving.

• Drive a car, boat or other motor vehicle while exceeding the prescribed limit for, or under the influence of, a drug other than alcohol
• Ride a bike, horse, skateboard, or other non-motorised vehicle while exceeding the prescribed limit for, or under the influence of, a drug other than alcohol
• Supervise a learner driver while exceeding the prescribed limit for, or under the influence of, a drug other than alcohol
• Other drug-driving offences

• Causing serious injury while driving under the influence of a drug other than alcohol – coded to 0450 Driving causing serious injury
• Death caused by a driver under the influence of drugs – coded to 0132 Driving causing death

This group is for drink and drug driving offences, where this is a combined offence type.

• Driving while under the influence of both alcohol and another drug, where this is considered to be a single offence

• Driving under the influence of alcohol – coded to 1311 Drink-driving
• Driving under the influence of a drug other than alcohol – coded to 1312 Drug-driving