State MP Adam Marshall said he is determined that the electorate will not be punished for his actions, after he had his licence disqualified for nine months and fined $2000 in Glen Innes local court on Tuesday.
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Magistrate Karen Stafford handed down the penalty after Mr Marshall was stopped by Glen Innes police for a random breath test on Friday, June 28, where he returned a mid-range prescribed concentration of alcohol reading of 0.112.
Magistrate Stafford said she was aware Mr Marshall’s actions have been publically chastised through recent media coverage and that, as part of his public standing, the offence had caused him to surrender two of his positions as temporary speaker of the Legislative Council and deputy chair of the State and Regional Development Committee.
The court heard Mr Marshall’s drink driving offence follows 17 counts of speeding, which he said contributed to a driving record he was not proud of.
Following his court appearance, Mr Marshall said he fully intends to publically accept the consequences of his actions and that the electorate will not suffer as a result.
