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Canberra lawyer busted drunk with kids in the car

March 5, 2026 5:46 am in by
44-year-old Lisa Quilty has pleaded guilty to high range drink driving in Batemans Bay Local Court. Image: ACT New Lawyers (Instagram)

A high-profile Canberra lawyer has pleaded guilty after reportedly being busted drunk behind the wheels with three kids inside.

Batemans Local Court has heard Lisa Quilty blew nearly four times the legal limit when she was pulled over in her Audi SUV on Beach Road at Batehaven on January 4 this year.

The Telegraph reports the former ACT Law Society President told police she had not eaten while drinking six glasses of wine the night before.

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She’ll be sentenced in Queanbeyan Local Court on March 30.

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