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Police Service Administration Act 1990
sec.5A.6When is a person over the limit
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### sec.5A.6 When is a person over the limit
For this part—
a person is over the no alcohol limit if the concentration of alcohol in the person’s breath is more than 0g of alcohol in 210L of breath;
a person is over the low alcohol limit if the concentration of alcohol in the person’s breath is, or is more than, 0.02g of alcohol in 210L of breath;
a person is over the general alcohol limit if the concentration of alcohol in the person’s breath is, or is more than, 0.05g of alcohol in 210L of breath.
For this Act, the concentration of alcohol in a person’s breath may be expressed as—
a specified number of grams of alcohol in 210L of breath; or
a specified number of grams in 210L.
The concentration of alcohol in a person’s breath may be expressed as 0.063g of alcohol in 210L of breath or as 0.063g/210L.
s 5A.6 ins 2003 No. 67 s 5
(sec.5A.6-ssec.1) For this part— a person is over the no alcohol limit if the concentration of alcohol in the person’s breath is more than 0g of alcohol in 210L of breath; a person is over the low alcohol limit if the concentration of alcohol in the person’s breath is, or is more than, 0.02g of alcohol in 210L of breath; a person is over the general alcohol limit if the concentration of alcohol in the person’s breath is, or is more than, 0.05g of alcohol in 210L of breath.
(sec.5A.6-ssec.2) For this Act, the concentration of alcohol in a person’s breath may be expressed as— a specified number of grams of alcohol in 210L of breath; or a specified number of grams in 210L. The concentration of alcohol in a person’s breath may be expressed as 0.063g of alcohol in 210L of breath or as 0.063g/210L.
- (a) a person is over the no alcohol limit if the concentration of alcohol in the person’s breath is more than 0g of alcohol in 210L of breath;
- (b) a person is over the low alcohol limit if the concentration of alcohol in the person’s breath is, or is more than, 0.02g of alcohol in 210L of breath;
- (c) a person is over the general alcohol limit if the concentration of alcohol in the person’s breath is, or is more than, 0.05g of alcohol in 210L of breath.
- (a) a specified number of grams of alcohol in 210L of breath; or
- (b) a specified number of grams in 210L.