Overview

• Magistrate Christine Haskett quashed the October conviction at Sydney’s Downing Centre Local Court and imposed a three-month conditional release.
• Moss retains his driver’s licence after a one-month suspension had been imposed in his absence due to an administrative error.
• The original charge arose when police detected him driving 115 km/h in a 100 km/h zone between Armidale and Brisbane over the Labour Day weekend.
• His lawyer argued that cruise control accelerated his Peugeot downhill and presented evidence of Moss’s extensive charity work as character support.
• Haskett issued a formal warning to the 70-year-old guitarist to monitor his speed closely or face further penalties.