126Interfering or tampering with, or destroying, samples

#### 126 Interfering or tampering with, or destroying, samples 126 Interfering or tampering with, or destroying, samples > A person must not interfere or tamper with, or destroy, a sample of a person’s blood or urine provided or taken under this Regulation unless the sample is destroyed— > > > (a) by or at the direction of an analyst in the course of or on completion of analysis, or > > > (b) for a sample handed to a person on behalf of a transport safety employee—by or at the direction of the person, or > > > (c) after the expiration of 12 months commencing on the day on which the sample was taken. > > Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. > > **cl 126:** Rep 2017 (595), Sch 1 \[41\]. Ins 2021 (483), Sch 1\[2\].