Dangerous Goods (Road Transport) Act 2009
15Meaning of qualified to drive vehicle or run engine
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15 Meaning of qualified to drive vehicle or run engine For this Act, a person is qualified to drive a vehicle, or run its engine, if the person— (a) holds a driver licence of the appropriate class to drive the vehicle and the driver licence is not suspended; and (b) is not prevented under a law from driving the vehicle at the relevant time. Example—law preventing person from driving condition of the person’s licence that the person not drive the vehicle 16 Meaning of fit to drive vehicle or run engine For this Act, a person is fit to drive a vehicle, or run its engine, if the person— (a) is apparently physically and mentally fit to drive the vehicle; and
(b) without limiting paragraph (a), is apparently not affected by alcohol or a drug that affects the person’s fitness to drive; and (c) is not, at the relevant time, found to have a concentration of alcohol in the person’s blood that exceeds the amount permitted by a territory law; and (d) is not, at the relevant time, found to have a drug in the person’s blood or oral fluid in contravention of a territory law.