Rail Safety National Law Application Act 2013
48JEvidence as to effect of the consumption of alcohol or consumption or use of a drug
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48J Evidence as to effect of the consumption of alcohol or consumption or use of a drug
(1) In any proceeding for an offence under section 48H(1)(i) or (j) evidence as to the effect of the consumption of alcohol on the accused is admissible for the purpose of rebutting the presumption created by section 48D(4) but is otherwise inadmissible.
(2) In any proceeding for an offence against section 128(1)(b) or (c) of the Rail Safety National Law (Victoria) or section 48H(1)(b) evidence as to the effect of the consumption or use of a drug on the accused is admissible for the purpose of rebutting the presumption created by section 48D(5) but is otherwise inadmissible.
S. 48K inserted by No. 41/2019 s. 17.