Information for participants on their first night
Offenders should provide the Program Co‐ordinator with a copy of the Court referral, RMS letter advising driver licence suspension, RMS referral to driver education program, etc., if available.
Nightly Registration
On arrival each evening you MUST sign the Attendance Register. YOU MUST PRINT YOUR FIRST NAME AND FAMILY NAME so it can be read, as names that are unreadable will be marked absent. You MUST BRING PHOTO ID each week and show it when you sign the Attendance Register.
Absence
Your attendance is required at all sessions. The Court or RMS will not accept part‐completion of the Program. If you are ill, absent for work or family, etc., notify the Co‐ordinator – 0418 494 022 – and later provide a medical certificate or an explanatory letter.
Attendance
YOU ARE REQUIRED TO ATTEND EIGHT (8) NIGHTS. There are seven nights of presentations; and on the final night you bring in your last weekly assignment and submit the Completion Summary.
Punctuality
You are required to arrive at 6:30 p.m. – 30 MINUTES before THE START OF EVERY SESSION (as per the Guidelines Form you signed). We DO NOT allow entry once the Session has commenced at 7:00 p.m.. If necessary, please make your employer aware that you have a Court or RMS Order so that you can arrange to leave work early to ensure you arrive by 6.30 p.m.
Assignments
Information regarding the layout of your weekly homework assignment is printed on the reverse side. Your homework assignments are returned to Court as part of your Court Report.
Commencement Assignment & Completion Summary
You MUST also complete assessments at the start and end of the Program. The Commencement Assignment asks you to list your offences as well as information about your driving. The Completion Summary asks you about your plans to stop offending and for a Personal Summary of what you have learnt from at least two (2) sessions of the Program. Both of these assessments are returned to Court with your Court Report.
Drugs and Alcohol
You are NOT TO TAKE any illegal drugs or consume alcohol on the day of the Program sessions. Random breath testing can and does occur. If we think you are impaired, you’ll be excluded from the Program session, and you will be terminated and the Court advised.
Mobile phones
Mobile phones MUST NOT be used in the Hall for phone calls or texting, under any circumstances. If you do, you’ll receive one caution; if the phone rings again, then you’ll be terminated from the Program. You may use your mobile phone to take photos of the PowerPoint presentations.
Talking
You MUST NOT talk to each other during the presentations. If you do, you will be asked to move seats. There will be time to ask questions and have a general discussion, as well as a general break during the night.
Smoking
Smoking is NOT permitted within the Hall. If you must smoke, do so in the street.
Departure & Local Residents
Be mindful of local residents when leaving at the end of the night, do so in an ORDERLY fashion. Blacktown Police know we run our Program on Thursday nights and may be waiting when you leave.
Other matters
If you need any assistance contact the Co‐ordinator ‐ 0418 494 022. There is no voicemail, so if unanswered either call again later, or send a text message for the Co‐ordinator to contact you.
Website
For more information about our Program, refer our website: www.trafficoffenders.com.au