Customs (Drug and Alcohol Testing) Regulation 2013
7Conduct of tests—general
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7 Conduct of tests—general
(1) A breath test, blood test or prohibited drug test conducted for section 16B, 16C or 16D of the Act must be conducted: (a) in a respectful manner; and (b) in circumstances affording reasonable privacy to the Customs worker directed to undergo the test. (2) The test must not be conducted in the presence or view of a person whose presence is not necessary for the purposes of the test and must not involve: (a) removal of more clothing than is necessary for the conduct of the test; and (b) more visual inspection than is necessary for the conduct of the test. (3) If practicable, the test must be conducted by a person of the same sex as the Customs worker directed to undergo the test. (4) If a prohibited drug test requires a Customs worker to provide a sample of hair, the authorised person collecting the sample: (a) must use the least painful technique known and available to the authorised person to collect the sample; and (b) must only collect the amount of hair necessary for the conduct of the test; and (c) may collect the sample from any part of the Customs worker’s body, other than: (i) the genital or anal area; or (ii) the buttocks.