Passenger Transport (General) Regulation 2017
113Additional circumstances when samples may be required
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113 Additional circumstances when samples may be required
113 Additional circumstances when samples may be required
(1) A test supervisor may require a transport safety employee to provide a sample of the employee’s blood or urine if—
(a) the test supervisor is entitled under this Regulation to require the employee to submit to a breath analysis, and
(b) a breath analysing instrument is not readily available.
(2) A test supervisor may require a transport safety employee to provide a sample of the employee’s blood or urine if—
(a) the test supervisor has a reasonable belief that, by the way in which the employee acts, the employee may be under the influence of a drug, and
(b) the employee has undergone a breath test in accordance with this Regulation, and
(c) the result of the test does not permit the employee to be required to submit to a breath analysis, and
(d) the test supervisor has required the employee to submit to a sobriety assessment and—
(i) the employee refuses to submit to the assessment, or
(ii) after the assessment is made, the test supervisor has a reasonable belief that the employee is under the influence of a drug.
Note—
Under clause 108, a transport safety employee may be required at any time to provide urine samples.
(3) A requirement that a transport safety employee provide a sample is not open to challenge in proceedings on the basis that a breath analysing instrument was readily available.
cl 113: Rep 2017 (595), Sch 1 [41]. Ins 2021 (483), Sch 1[2].