Jeremy Faiers, 25, pleaded guilty to low-range drink-driving in March, and appeared on Monday and Tuesday.

Defence solicitor Emalie Hurcum requested a behaviour bond with no convictions, but Magistrate Michael Holmes argued the Brethren Church has previously found issue with bonds outside the one they have with God.

“They can’t even accept a Section 10 bond from my experience in the past,” he said.

“There must be a body in the Brethren that makes these determinations, I’m well aware the Brethren has a substantial involvement in this community, I understand the problems they face from time to time and one of those problems is too much drink.

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“I want some sort of letter from the elders.”

Faiers had gone to his parent’s house for lunch and was pulled over on his way home from a church service for a random breath test on February 18, the court heard, and blew 0.054.

“He’s expressed his remorse, it has been extremely humiliating for him – he poured himself the drinks and didn’t realise he would be over the limit,” Ms Hurcum said.

“I had a brief discussion with Mr Faiers and his father, they instructed in their understanding there’s a fundamental historical belief that a bond meant they could not participate in communion,” she said. 

“That interpretation may have been incorrect.” 

Faiers works for Paperware and travels up to 2000 kilometres a week, so would need to retain his licence, the court heard.

He has purchased a portable breathalyser for $379 and completed the Traffic Offenders Program.

Mr Fares purchased a portable breathalyser for $379.

The matter was adjourned until May 21.