sec.42Giving test sample

### sec.42 Giving test sample The chief executive or a health practitioner may give a prisoner or an offender mentioned in section 41 (1) (b) directions about the way the prisoner or offender must give a test sample. Only a health practitioner may take a sample of blood. A health practitioner, and anyone acting in good faith at the direction of the health practitioner, may use the force that is reasonably necessary to enable the health practitioner to take the test sample. A regulation may prescribe— the number of corrective services officers that must be present when a test sample stated in the regulation is being taken from a prisoner; and how a test sample stated in the regulation, other than a sample of blood, must be taken. s 42 amd 2023 No. 14 s 52 sch 1 (sec.42-ssec.1) The chief executive or a health practitioner may give a prisoner or an offender mentioned in section 41 (1) (b) directions about the way the prisoner or offender must give a test sample. (sec.42-ssec.2) Only a health practitioner may take a sample of blood. (sec.42-ssec.3) A health practitioner, and anyone acting in good faith at the direction of the health practitioner, may use the force that is reasonably necessary to enable the health practitioner to take the test sample. (sec.42-ssec.4) A regulation may prescribe— the number of corrective services officers that must be present when a test sample stated in the regulation is being taken from a prisoner; and how a test sample stated in the regulation, other than a sample of blood, must be taken. - (a) the number of corrective services officers that must be present when a test sample stated in the regulation is being taken from a prisoner; and - (b) how a test sample stated in the regulation, other than a sample of blood, must be taken.