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59 Definitions
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AS/NZS 4308:2023 means the Australian/New Zealand Standard entitled AS/NZS 4308:2023, Procedures for specimen collection and the detection and quantification of drugs in urine.
authorised laboratory means a laboratory—
(a) accredited by the National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia, and
(b) nominated by the Commissioner.
breath analysing instrument has the same meaning as in the Road Transport Act 2013.
breath analysis means a test carried out by a breath analysing instrument for the purpose of ascertaining, by analysis of a person’s breath, the concentration of alcohol present in the person’s breath or blood.
breath test means a test—
(a) designed to indicate the concentration of alcohol present in a person’s breath or blood, and
(b) carried out on the person’s breath by means of a device, other than a breath analysing instrument, of a type approved by the Governor for the conduct of breath tests under the Road Transport Act 2013.
police uniform includes any portion of a police uniform that bears a badge, patch, insignia of rank or other identifiable marking of the NSW Police Force.
prescribed concentration of alcohol means—
(a) in relation to breath—a concentration of 0.02g or more of alcohol in 210L of breath, or
(b) in relation to blood—a concentration of 0.02g or more of alcohol in 100mL of blood.
prohibited drug has the same meaning as in the Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985.
screening test means a test conducted under section 66.
steroid means anabolic and androgenic steroidal agents included in the Poisons List, Schedule 4 under the Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 1966.