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Australian Federal Police Regulations 1979
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#### 13T Certificates
(1) As soon as practicable after conducting an analysis of a body sample provided by an AFP employee or a special member for a blood test or prohibited drug test, the analyst must give a certificate to an authorised person.
(2) The certificate must state the following information:
(a) the unique identification number for the sample;
(b) the date when the sample was taken;
(c) the date when the sample was received in the authorised laboratory for analysis;
(d) the authorised laboratory identification number of the sample;
(e) the date when the analysis was conducted;
(f) the results of the analysis;
(g) the signature and name of the analyst who conducted the analysis;
(h) any observations made during the course of the analysis which may have affected test results.
(3) As soon as practicable after receiving the certificate under subregulation (1), an authorised person must give the AFP employee or special member:
(a) a copy of the certificate; and
(b) a written notice informing the AFP employee or special member that:
(i) he or she may collect the unanalysed sample, and the result of the analysis from the analysed sample, from the authorised laboratory within 6 months of being informed of the result of the blood test or prohibited drug test; and
(ii) he or she may have the unanalysed sample independently tested by another authorised laboratory; and
(iii) the unanalysed sample may be destroyed if it is not collected within 6 months of the AFP employee or special member being informed of the result of the blood test or prohibited drug test.