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Police Service Administration Act 1990
sec.5A.15Effect of failure to provide a specimen
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### sec.5A.15 Effect of failure to provide a specimen
This section applies to a relevant person who—
is required to provide a specimen of urine or saliva under section 5A .14; and
fails to provide a specimen in compliance with the requirement and any directions given by an authorised tester under that section.
However, this section does not apply to a relevant person who is unable to provide the required specimen because of a medical condition.
The relevant person is taken to have been tested for a targeted substance and to have been found to have had evidence of a targeted substance in the person’s saliva or urine (whichever is relevant).
s 5A.15 ins 2003 No. 67 s 5
amd 2014 No. 17 s 131
sub 2022 No. 4 s 20
(sec.5A.15-ssec.1) This section applies to a relevant person who— is required to provide a specimen of urine or saliva under section 5A .14; and fails to provide a specimen in compliance with the requirement and any directions given by an authorised tester under that section.
(sec.5A.15-ssec.2) However, this section does not apply to a relevant person who is unable to provide the required specimen because of a medical condition.
(sec.5A.15-ssec.3) The relevant person is taken to have been tested for a targeted substance and to have been found to have had evidence of a targeted substance in the person’s saliva or urine (whichever is relevant).
- (a) is required to provide a specimen of urine or saliva under section 5A .14; and
- (b) fails to provide a specimen in compliance with the requirement and any directions given by an authorised tester under that section.