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Police Service Administration Act 1990
sec.5A.13Circumstances for targeted substance testing
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### sec.5A.13 Circumstances for targeted substance testing
An authorised person may require a relevant person to submit to a targeted substance test if—
the relevant person—
has been involved in a critical incident; or
is an operative; or
is an officer who is an applicant to become an operative and is required to undergo a medical examination or test for deciding the person’s suitability to be a covert operative; or
an authorised person reasonably suspects the relevant person is contravening or has contravened section 5A .12.
Also, an authorised person may require a person who has been notified of the person’s appointment as a recruit to submit to a targeted substance test before the person starts the training necessary to become an officer.
s 5A.13 ins 2003 No. 67 s 5
amd 2005 No. 45 s 74 sch 4 ; 2014 No. 17 s 129
(sec.5A.13-ssec.1) An authorised person may require a relevant person to submit to a targeted substance test if— the relevant person— has been involved in a critical incident; or is an operative; or is an officer who is an applicant to become an operative and is required to undergo a medical examination or test for deciding the person’s suitability to be a covert operative; or an authorised person reasonably suspects the relevant person is contravening or has contravened section 5A .12.
(sec.5A.13-ssec.2) Also, an authorised person may require a person who has been notified of the person’s appointment as a recruit to submit to a targeted substance test before the person starts the training necessary to become an officer.
- (a) the relevant person— (i) has been involved in a critical incident; or (ii) is an operative; or (iii) is an officer who is an applicant to become an operative and is required to undergo a medical examination or test for deciding the person’s suitability to be a covert operative; or
- (i) has been involved in a critical incident; or
- (ii) is an operative; or
- (iii) is an officer who is an applicant to become an operative and is required to undergo a medical examination or test for deciding the person’s suitability to be a covert operative; or
- (b) an authorised person reasonably suspects the relevant person is contravening or has contravened section 5A .12.
- (i) has been involved in a critical incident; or
- (ii) is an operative; or
- (iii) is an officer who is an applicant to become an operative and is required to undergo a medical examination or test for deciding the person’s suitability to be a covert operative; or