Police Service Administration Regulation 2016
sec.65Advice by commissioner to relevant person of test result
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sec.65 Advice by commissioner to relevant person of test result
This section applies if an authorised person requires a relevant person to submit to a targeted substance test. The commissioner must at the required time advise the relevant person in writing of the required information. For subsection (2) , the required time is— if the relevant person provided a specimen of urine or saliva—as soon as is reasonably practicable after the test finished; or if the relevant person failed to provide a specimen of urine or saliva—as soon as is reasonably practicable after the failure. For the result of a failure to provide a specimen of urine or saliva, see section 5A .15 of the Act . Also, for subsection (2) , the required information is— if the relevant person provided a specimen of urine or saliva— whether the relevant person had evidence of a targeted substance in the relevant person’s urine or saliva when tested; and if the relevant person had evidence of a targeted substance in the relevant person’s urine or saliva when tested—the targeted substance; or if the relevant person failed to provide a specimen of urine or saliva—that fact. s 65 amd 2016 Act No. 43 s 26 ; 2021 Act No. 12 s 195 s ch 5 pt 2 ; 2022 Act No. 4 s 30 (sec.65-ssec.1) This section applies if an authorised person requires a relevant person to submit to a targeted substance test. (sec.65-ssec.2) The commissioner must at the required time advise the relevant person in writing of the required information. (sec.65-ssec.3) For subsection (2) , the required time is— if the relevant person provided a specimen of urine or saliva—as soon as is reasonably practicable after the test finished; or if the relevant person failed to provide a specimen of urine or saliva—as soon as is reasonably practicable after the failure. For the result of a failure to provide a specimen of urine or saliva, see section 5A .15 of the Act . (sec.65-ssec.4) Also, for subsection (2) , the required information is— if the relevant person provided a specimen of urine or saliva— whether the relevant person had evidence of a targeted substance in the relevant person’s urine or saliva when tested; and if the relevant person had evidence of a targeted substance in the relevant person’s urine or saliva when tested—the targeted substance; or if the relevant person failed to provide a specimen of urine or saliva—that fact.
- (a) if the relevant person provided a specimen of urine or saliva—as soon as is reasonably practicable after the test finished; or
- (b) if the relevant person failed to provide a specimen of urine or saliva—as soon as is reasonably practicable after the failure. Note— For the result of a failure to provide a specimen of urine or saliva, see section 5A .15 of the Act .
- (a) if the relevant person provided a specimen of urine or saliva— (i) whether the relevant person had evidence of a targeted substance in the relevant person’s urine or saliva when tested; and (ii) if the relevant person had evidence of a targeted substance in the relevant person’s urine or saliva when tested—the targeted substance; or