Rail Safety National Law Application Act 2013
48URail safety worker required to provide oral fluid sample may request sample of blood to be taken
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48U Rail safety worker required to provide oral fluid sample may request sample of blood to be taken
(1) This section applies if a rail safety worker is required under section 48R to provide a sample of oral fluid.
(2) The rail safety worker may request the authorised person who required the sample to arrange for the taking in the presence of an authorised person of a sample of the worker's blood for analysis at the worker's own expense by a registered medical practitioner or an approved health professional nominated by the person.
(3) Nothing in this section relieves a rail safety worker from any penalty under section 48H(1)(f) for refusing to provide a sample of oral fluid.
S. 48V inserted by No. 41/2019 s. 17.