283Interfering or tampering with, or destroying, samples

#### 283 Interfering or tampering with, or destroying, samples 283 Interfering or tampering with, or destroying, samples > A person must not interfere or tamper with, or destroy, a sample of blood or a non-invasive sample provided by or taken from a member of correctional staff under Division 5 of Part 11 of the Act unless the sample is destroyed— > > > (a) by or at the direction of an analyst in the course of or on completion of analysis, or > > > (b) in the case of a sample handed to a person on behalf of a member of correctional staff, by or at the direction of the person, or > > > (c) after the expiration of 12 months commencing on the day on which the sample was taken or provided, or a longer period (being no more than 5 years) as directed by the Commissioner in respect of the sample in a direction made before the expiration. > > Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.