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Part 7—Drug and alcohol testing
29—Interpretation
(1) In this Part, unless the contrary intention appears—
analyst means—
(a) a person appointed by the Minister as an analyst for the purposes of Part 6 Division 2 of the Act; or
(b) a person holding an office of a class approved by the Minister for the purposes of Part 6 Division 2 of the Act;
approved blood test kit means a kit of a kind declared under the Road Traffic Act 1961 to be an approved blood test kit;
authorised member of SA Police—see regulation 30(2);
blood test information sheet means an information sheet in an approved form that sets out, for the benefit of sample collectors, the procedures prescribed under regulation 39;
high risk driving—see section 41B(2)(b) of the Act;
medical practitioner means a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law to practise in the medical profession (other than as a student);
observer means a member of SA Police who performs the functions conferred on an observer under this Part in relation to the taking of a sample of blood;
prescribed concentration of alcohol means a concentration of 0.02 grams or more of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood;
prescribed drug means—
(a) cocaine;
(b) delta‑9‑tetrahydrocannabinol;
(c) diacetylmorphine;
(d) methylamphetamine;
(e) 3, 4‑methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA);
registered nurse means a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law—
(a) to practise in the nursing and midwifery profession as a nurse (other than as a student); and
(b) in the registered nurses division of that profession;
sample collector means—
(a) in the case of a sample of blood—a medical practitioner or registered nurse; and
(b) in the case of a sample of oral fluid or urine—an authorised member;
test subject means—
(a) a member of SA Police, a police cadet or a police security officer required to undergo drug and alcohol testing under section 41B of the Act; or
(b) an applicant to whom section 41C(1) of the Act applies required to undergo drug and alcohol testing;
urine screening test means a test of a kind approved by the Commissioner under regulation 30 for the conduct of urine screening tests.
(2) For the purposes of this Part, a reference to a document being in an approved form means in a form approved by the Commissioner under regulation 30.
29A—Approval of apparatus for conduct of drug screening tests
The following apparatus is approved for the conduct of drug screening tests:
Securetec Drugwipe S
30—Commissioner may give approvals and authorisations for purposes of this Part
(1) The Commissioner may give such approvals as are necessary or contemplated for the purposes of this Part, including (for example) approving certificates and other forms, tests for the conduct of urine screening and courses of training.
(2) Subject to subregulation (3), the Commissioner may, for the purposes of Part 6 Division 2 of the Act, authorise a member of SA Police to do any or all of the following:
(a) to operate breath analysing instruments;
(b) to conduct drug screening tests;
(c) to take oral fluid samples;
(d) to take urine samples.
(3) The Commissioner may not authorise a member of SA Police to take oral fluid or urine samples, or to conduct breath analyses or drug screening tests, unless the Commissioner is satisfied that the member has completed to a satisfactory level a course of training approved by the Commissioner.