Start with the notice you were given
A licence decision is appealable, or it is not, depending entirely on which kind it is. These pages take each kind in turn: what it means, whether the Local Court can hear an appeal against it, and what the court can do.
General information, not legal advice. This page sets out how the law generally applies. It does not take account of your circumstances, and you should get advice about your own situation before acting on it. The official sources this page is written from are listed on it; where they differ from anything here, they are the authority.
Start with the date on your notice. An appeal has to be lodged within the period the notice states. What lodging it does to the suspension depends on the decision being appealed: Legal Aid NSW states that a Transport for NSW suspension is paused while the appeal is pending, and that you should confirm the position with Transport for NSW before driving. A police immediate suspension continues unless the court grants a stay, which requires exceptional circumstances.
Do not work that period out from a website, including this one. It depends on the decision and the licence, and it is printed on the document you were given.
Suspensions
Different suspensions come from different places, and that decides whether a court can do anything about them.
Demerit suspension
A suspension from accumulating demerit points, and the good behaviour licence that can be taken instead. Which of the two is appealable, and which is a choice rather than an appeal.
Immediate suspension
A suspension issued by police at the roadside or shortly after. It takes effect straight away, and the appeal period runs from the notice.
P and L plate drivers
Provisional and learner licences carry their own thresholds and their own suspensions, and the consequences of a short suspension are different when you are still on a restricted licence.
In the Local Court
Local Court appeals
How an appeal against a licence decision actually runs: what the court is deciding, what it can order, and what it cannot.
Habitual offender matters
Long disqualifications, and applications to have one removed after the required period without driving.
Interlock orders
The mandatory interlock program, what taking part involves, and the narrow circumstances in which an exemption is available.
Before anything else, read the notice
Which notice do you have?
Tell us what the document is called and the date on it. That is usually enough to say whether an appeal is available and how long is left.