121Certificate evidence of concentration of alcohol in blood other than in relation to a breath test or breath analysis

121 Certificate evidence of concentration of alcohol in blood other than in relation to a breath test or breath analysis

121 Certificate evidence of concentration of alcohol in blood other than in relation to a breath test or breath analysis

(1) For the purposes of any disciplinary procedure involving an alcohol contravention, a certificate purporting to be signed by a medical practitioner or registered nurse and certifying any one or more of the following matters—

(a) that the practitioner or nurse was a medical practitioner or registered nurse who attended a specified person at a hospital,

(b) that the practitioner or nurse took a sample of the person’s blood or took from, or was provided with, a non-invasive sample in accordance with Division 2 of Part 4A of the Act on the day and at the time stated in the certificate,

(c) that the practitioner or nurse dealt with the sample in accordance with Division 2 of Part 4A of the Act and this Part,

(d) that the practitioner or nurse used equipment of a specified description in so taking and dealing with the sample,

(e) that the container into which the sample was placed was sealed, and marked or labelled, in a specified manner,

is prima facie evidence of the particulars certified in and by the certificate.

(2) For the purposes of any disciplinary procedure involving an alcohol contravention, a certificate purporting to be signed by an authorised person and certifying any one or more of the following matters—

(a) that the authorised person received a portion of a sample of a specified person’s blood or a non-invasive sample provided by or taken from the specified person and taken in accordance with Division 2 of Part 4A of the Act and this Part,

(b) that the authorised person arranged for the portion to be submitted for analysis by a government analyst to determine whether the sample indicated that the blood of the juvenile justice officer by whom the sample was provided or from whom the sample was taken contained alcohol, and if so, the concentration of alcohol in the blood of the officer,

(c) that the container into which the sample was placed was sealed, and marked or labelled, in a specified manner,

is prima facie evidence of the particulars certified in and by the certificate.