73Application of Road Transport (Alcohol and Drugs)

73 Application of Road Transport (Alcohol and Drugs) Act 1977 (1) A provision of the Road Transport (Alcohol and Drugs) Act 1977 mentioned in subsection (2) applies in relation to a person who operates a boat on a lake as if a reference to— (a) a road or road related area included a reference to a lake or lake area; and (b) a driver of a motor vehicle on a road in the Territory included a reference to a person operating a boat on a lake; and (c) a driver of a motor vehicle included a reference to a person who operates a boat; and (d) driving included a reference to operating; and (e) a motor vehicle included a reference to a boat; and (f) a motor vehicle involved in an accident included a reference to a boat involved in an accident; and (g) a prescribed concentration of alcohol included a reference to a low level, high level, medium level or special level of alcohol mentioned in section 60; and

(h) an offence against that Act, section 24 included a reference to an offence against this Act, section 66; and (i) an offence against that Act included a reference to an offence against this part; and (j) that Act included a reference to this part. (2) The following provisions of the Road Transport (Alcohol and Drugs) Act 1977 apply in relation to a person who operates a boat on a lake: (a) part 1; (b) part 1A (other than sections 4B to 4C, 4E and 4F); (c) part 2 (other than sections 9A, 10, 13BA, 13C, 15AA and 18B); (d) part 3 (other than sections 19 to 21C, 24, 24A, and 25 (2)); (e) part 7; (f) part 9 (other than section 50 and section 51); (g) schedule 1; (h) the dictionary (other than definitions that do not appear in provisions that apply to a person who operates a boat on a lake); (i) a provision of a regulation, as in force from time to time, made under the Road Transport (Alcohol and Drugs) Act 1977 for the purpose of the provisions mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (h). (3) If a provision of the Road Transport (Alcohol and Drugs) Act 1977 applies in relation to a person who operates a boat on a lake, an entity who has a function under that Act may exercise the function in relation to the person. Example Entities who have functions under the Road Transport (Alcohol and Drugs) Act 1977 include an analyst, a police officer, an authorised operator, a doctor or nurse, and an approved laboratory.

(4) Part 9 does not restrict the operation of a provision of the Road Transport (Alcohol and Drugs) Act 1977 that applies under this Note This section applies powers to collect evidence under the Road Transport (Alcohol and Drugs) Act 1977 that are in addition to, and not constrained by, any other powers under this Act. This section also applies offences from the Road Transport (Alcohol and Drugs) Act 1977 to a person who operates a boat on a lake.

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