Police Service Administration Regulation 2016
sec.47When random alcohol test may be conducted without approval of commissioner or deputy commissioner
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sec.47 When random alcohol test may be conducted without approval of commissioner or deputy commissioner
For section 5A .9(3)(b) of the Act , this section prescribes the criteria for deciding when a random alcohol test may be conducted without the approval of the commissioner or deputy commissioner. The commissioner must divide all relevant persons into the groups the commissioner considers appropriate. The selection of a group for testing must be performed using a system approved by the commissioner that— randomly selects from the groups the name or other identifier of 1 group; and ensures 2 or more groups that the commissioner decides are in the same location are not selected on the same day; and gives the name or other identifier of the selected group. Enough groups must be selected using the system to ensure that, together, the number of relevant persons in the groups selected during each year will, when selected, be at least 10% of the number of persons who were relevant persons at the start of the year. A random alcohol test may be conducted without the approval of the commissioner or deputy commissioner only on a relevant person who is— on duty when required to submit to the test; and a person of the selected group as it exists at that time. s 47 amd 2021 Act No. 12 s 195 s ch 5 pt 2 (sec.47-ssec.1) For section 5A .9(3)(b) of the Act , this section prescribes the criteria for deciding when a random alcohol test may be conducted without the approval of the commissioner or deputy commissioner. (sec.47-ssec.2) The commissioner must divide all relevant persons into the groups the commissioner considers appropriate. (sec.47-ssec.3) The selection of a group for testing must be performed using a system approved by the commissioner that— randomly selects from the groups the name or other identifier of 1 group; and ensures 2 or more groups that the commissioner decides are in the same location are not selected on the same day; and gives the name or other identifier of the selected group. (sec.47-ssec.4) Enough groups must be selected using the system to ensure that, together, the number of relevant persons in the groups selected during each year will, when selected, be at least 10% of the number of persons who were relevant persons at the start of the year. (sec.47-ssec.5) A random alcohol test may be conducted without the approval of the commissioner or deputy commissioner only on a relevant person who is— on duty when required to submit to the test; and a person of the selected group as it exists at that time.
- (a) randomly selects from the groups the name or other identifier of 1 group; and
- (b) ensures 2 or more groups that the commissioner decides are in the same location are not selected on the same day; and
- (c) gives the name or other identifier of the selected group.
- (a) on duty when required to submit to the test; and