42Powers that may be exercised in another participating

42 Powers that may be exercised in another participating (1) Subsection (3) applies if a police officer of the Territory has required a person in a part of the Territory that is in a cross-border region to drug test under the Territory's drink or drug-driving laws. (2) Subsection (3) applies if: (a) a police officer of the Territory suspects a person of having committed, or has alleged that a person has committed, a drink or drug-driving offence under the law of the Territory; and (3) Subject to section 44, a police officer of the Territory may exercise in another participating jurisdiction any of the powers the police officer has under the Territory's drink or drug-driving laws in relation to the person. Example for section 42 An NT police officer has required a person in the NT portion of the NT/WA region to provide a sample of oral fluid for a preliminary drug test under the NT's drug- driving laws. The police officer suspects the person has committed a drug-driving offence in the NT portion of the NT/WA region under the law of the NT. The police officer may require the person to provide a blood sample under the NT's drug-driving laws in WA.

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