Magistrate rules NSW Police must pay legal costs after improper speeding fine investigation

A former police detective challenged a speeding fine he received from the NSW Police, claiming he was not speeding. After driving for nearly 40 years without any driving offences, he felt the fine was unjustified. He invested significant legal resources, amounting to $4,477, and issued subpoenas to investigate the practices related to speed detection devices used by the police. The case was heard in Wyong Local Court, where Magistrate Alan Railton found the officer handling the case had not followed proper procedures regarding the verification of the LIDAR device used to issue the fine. Consequently, Magistrate Railton ruled that the police must cover all of the former detective's legal expenses.