No1Mk3 wrote:G'day Kitty,
You are at very real risk of losing your licence so do not delay in acting, the Notice of Suspension contains information regarding your right to appeal the Suspension prior to Cancellation being effected. Contact a lawyer with firearms experience and give them all relevant material, see your health providers as you planned. Your Psychiatrist being on leave should not be an issue at this stage as an objection to Cancellation will stop that process whilst an appeal is heard giving you time to see him if necessary. Are you a member of SSAA? If so, contact them immediately as their lawyer Peter Cooper is very good having resolved an issue for my Mrs I know his skills. If you are a member of the National Shooting Council or not, contact them and talk, they are very pro-active about shooters rights. You may also want to contact Jeff Bourman who is a Member of Parliament for the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party and keep him in the loop, finally, don't despair, you have rights to fair treatment and hearing and whilst the process can be slow and frustrating the professionals and organizations know how to move through the red tape, Chin up mate, look forward to good news.
ZaineB wrote:others have said it NSC and Barrister it up, do not get some s**ty legal aid lawyer, DFO will mop the floor with them, instead go the extra mile, lastly hate to say it, get the heck away from toxic and destructive people, the better line to have walked with the drink driving mother would be to let her and notify police that she has done just that. Irrational people always cause more harm than good, and always cause harm the most for those being a hindrance to their destructive behaviour.
boingk wrote:Very good advice above.
The big part of the story we're missing here, though, is how you stopped her from drink driving.
If its a domestic assault charge you're eff-you-see-kay-ee-deed and not much will help you.
boingk wrote:Very good advice above.
The big part of the story we're missing here, though, is how you stopped her from drink driving.
cz515 wrote:Strange first post abs then no reply after 4 days...hmmm call me paranoid.
But good replies talk to a lawyer
Kitty wrote:Hey Everyone,
I'm hoping for a little advice, or to be more accurate a bit of an idea of what my chances are of losing my licence. Recently my mother who I care for and is an alcoholic called the police because I stopped her from drink driving.
When they arrived she told them that I had mental health issues and had been hospitalised before and needed to go back. Please note that I don't drink alcohol or take any illegal drugs. I do have PTSD, but it's being managed.
Today the loca DFO served me with a notice to suspend and proposal to cancel my licence. My rifles are stored with my dad. He's handed them in. I'm seeing my psychologist tomorrow and will ask her for a letter, I'll be making an appointment with my GP and also my psychiatrist who unfortunately is on Leave. I'm fairly confident that they all will be supportive as I have a good long-term relationship with all of them.
My question is, what is the likelihood of my licence being cancelled? I'm really stressed about this at the moment. I require my licence for farming purposes.
Any advice or thoughts are greatly appreciated,
Kitty