107Interpretation

107 Interpretation

107 Interpretation

(1) In this Part—

analyst means a person employed by the owner or operator of an approved laboratory as an analyst.

approved laboratory means—

(a) in relation to blood samples—the following laboratories—

(i) the laboratory at the NSW Health Pathology Forensic & Analytical Science Service at Lidcombe,

(ii) the laboratory at the NSW Health Pathology Forensic & Analytical Science Service at North Ryde, and

(b) in relation to urine samples—a laboratory accredited by the National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia for AS/NZS 4308:2023.

AS/NZS 4308:2023 means AS/NZS 4308:2023, Procedures for specimen collection and the detection and quantification of drugs in urine.

authorised sample taker has the same meaning as in the Road Transport Act 2013, Schedule 3.

breath analysing instrument has the same meaning as in the Road Transport Act 2013.

breath analysis has the same meaning as in the Road Transport Act 2013, Schedule 3.

breath test means a test for the purpose of indicating the concentration of alcohol in a person’s blood, carried out on the person’s breath using a device, other than a breath analysing instrument, of a type that complies with the requirements of AS 3547:2019, Breath alcohol testing devices.

bus operator means an accredited service operator who carries on a public passenger service by means of a bus.

bus safety employee means a transport safety employee who performs bus safety work.

drug has the same meaning it has in the Road Transport Act 2013.

Note—

Drug is defined in the Road Transport Act 2013 to include alcohol.

ferry operator means a person who carries on a public passenger service by means of a ferry.

ferry safety employee means a transport safety employee who performs ferry safety work.

hospital means a public or private hospital, and includes a hospital under the Road Transport Act 2013, Schedule 3, Part 2, Division 4.

on-site drug screening device means a device that determines the presence or absence of drugs in urine using an immunoassay technique that meets the initial test cut-off levels listed in AS/NZS 4308:2023, table 3.1.