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Rail Safety National Law (Queensland) Act 2017
sec.33Rail safety worker may request duplicate specimen of saliva or blood
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### sec.33 Rail safety worker may request duplicate specimen of saliva or blood
This section applies if the rail safety worker is directed under section 28 (1) or 29 (2) by an authorised person to provide—
a specimen of saliva for a saliva analysis; or
a specimen of blood for a laboratory test.
The rail safety worker may, when or immediately after the specimen of saliva or blood is provided, ask the relevant person to provide the worker with a duplicate specimen.
The relevant person must, subject to the rail safety worker providing the duplicate specimen, comply with a request under subsection (2) .
See also section 57 in relation to subsection (3) .
In this section—
duplicate specimen means a second specimen of saliva or blood (as applicable).
relevant person means the authorised person or health care professional who is taking or took the specimen of saliva or blood mentioned in subsection (1) .
(sec.33-ssec.1) This section applies if the rail safety worker is directed under section 28 (1) or 29 (2) by an authorised person to provide— a specimen of saliva for a saliva analysis; or a specimen of blood for a laboratory test.
(sec.33-ssec.2) The rail safety worker may, when or immediately after the specimen of saliva or blood is provided, ask the relevant person to provide the worker with a duplicate specimen.
(sec.33-ssec.3) The relevant person must, subject to the rail safety worker providing the duplicate specimen, comply with a request under subsection (2) . See also section 57 in relation to subsection (3) .
(sec.33-ssec.4) In this section— duplicate specimen means a second specimen of saliva or blood (as applicable). relevant person means the authorised person or health care professional who is taking or took the specimen of saliva or blood mentioned in subsection (1) .
- (a) a specimen of saliva for a saliva analysis; or
- (b) a specimen of blood for a laboratory test.