Participation in the program is required if you have been disqualified from driving for one of the following reasons and would like to get your licence back;

• failing to give a specimen of breath
• driving under the influence of alcohol
• had two or more drink driving offences within a five-year period
• have been convicted of dangerous driving while affected by alcohol,
• or any other offence involving a breach of the Alcohol Ignition Interlock Program

If you have been convicted of one of the offences within Queensland noted above, or your reading was 0.15% or higher, you were subject to an interlock device. 

The Queensland Government has now changed the interlock requirements. If your suspension ends after 9 September 2021, these changes can apply to you (if you were convicted of the offence prior to this date). 

If you are convicted of driving with a blood breath alcohol concentration of 0.10% or higher, these changes apply to you: 

1. You will need to participate in the interlock program; 

   2. The program becomes performance based (previously time based) and will have two parts: 

a) a learning period for four months; 

b) a performance period for four months. 

   3. During the performance period, your interlock device will monitor: 

a) Breath samples each time your vehicle is used; and 

b) Scheduled interlock services. 

   4. Your time in the program could be extended if you do not follow the rules during the four-month performance period. 

   5. If you do not participate, you cannot drive for five years (previously two years).