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Police Service Administration Act 1990
sec.5A.14Providing specimen for targeted substance test
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### sec.5A.14 Providing specimen for targeted substance test
If a relevant person is required to submit to a targeted substance test under this part, an authorised person may require the relevant person to provide a specimen of urine or saliva to an authorised tester, at a stated time and place, for the test.
If the specimen is required because of section 5A .13(1)(a)(i), the requirement must be made, and the stated time for providing the specimen must be, as soon as practicable after the critical incident happened.
An authorised tester may give the relevant person a direction about how the specimen is to be provided or about providing a sufficient specimen for testing.
However, a direction must be—
reasonably necessary; and
consistent with any requirements prescribed under subsection (6) .
As soon as practicable after a specimen is collected under this section, the specimen must be dealt with in the way prescribed under subsection (6) .
A regulation may prescribe requirements about collecting and dealing with specimens under this section.
In this section—
authorised tester means—
for a specimen of urine given by a relevant person—a doctor or registered nurse; or
for a specimen of saliva given by a relevant person—an officer or staff member authorised under section 5A .4A to operate a saliva analysing instrument to analyse a sample given by the relevant person.
registered nurse means a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law —
to practise in the nursing profession, other than as a student; and
in the registered nurses division of that profession.
s 5A.14 ins 2003 No. 67 s 5
amd 2005 No. 17 s 26 ; 2010 No. 14 s 124 sch ; 2014 No. 17 s 130 ; 2017 No. 32 s 87 (2) s ch 1 pt 2
sub 2022 No. 4 s 20
(sec.5A.14-ssec.1) If a relevant person is required to submit to a targeted substance test under this part, an authorised person may require the relevant person to provide a specimen of urine or saliva to an authorised tester, at a stated time and place, for the test.
(sec.5A.14-ssec.2) If the specimen is required because of section 5A .13(1)(a)(i), the requirement must be made, and the stated time for providing the specimen must be, as soon as practicable after the critical incident happened.
(sec.5A.14-ssec.3) An authorised tester may give the relevant person a direction about how the specimen is to be provided or about providing a sufficient specimen for testing.
(sec.5A.14-ssec.4) However, a direction must be— reasonably necessary; and consistent with any requirements prescribed under subsection (6) .
(sec.5A.14-ssec.5) As soon as practicable after a specimen is collected under this section, the specimen must be dealt with in the way prescribed under subsection (6) .
(sec.5A.14-ssec.6) A regulation may prescribe requirements about collecting and dealing with specimens under this section.
(sec.5A.14-ssec.7) In this section— authorised tester means— for a specimen of urine given by a relevant person—a doctor or registered nurse; or for a specimen of saliva given by a relevant person—an officer or staff member authorised under section 5A .4A to operate a saliva analysing instrument to analyse a sample given by the relevant person. registered nurse means a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law — to practise in the nursing profession, other than as a student; and in the registered nurses division of that profession.
- (i) reasonably necessary; and
- (ii) consistent with any requirements prescribed under subsection (6) .
- (a) for a specimen of urine given by a relevant person—a doctor or registered nurse; or
- (b) for a specimen of saliva given by a relevant person—an officer or staff member authorised under section 5A .4A to operate a saliva analysing instrument to analyse a sample given by the relevant person.
- (a) to practise in the nursing profession, other than as a student; and
- (b) in the registered nurses division of that profession.