RAIL SAFETY (NATIONAL UNIFORM LEGISLATION) REGULATIONS 2013
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NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA RAIL SAFETY (NATIONAL UNIFORM LEGISLATION) REGULATIONS 2013 As in force at 4 May 2022 Table of provisions 1 Citation ............................................................................................ 1 2 Definition.......................................................................................... 1 3 Breath analysis instrument .............................................................. 1 4 BAC value corresponding to BrAC value of breath analysis instrument result .............................................................................. 2 5 Breath analysis procedures ............................................................. 2 6 Taking sample of blood ................................................................... 2 7 Procedures relating to blood analysis – health practitioners ............ 3 9 Procedures relating to blood analysis – analysts ............................. 4 ENDNOTES
NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA
As in force at 4 May 2022
RAIL SAFETY (NATIONAL UNIFORM LEGISLATION) REGULATIONS 2013 Regulations under the Rail Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2012 1 Citation These Regulations may be cited as the Rail Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Regulations 2013. 2 Definition In these Regulations: worker means a rail safety worker. 3 Breath analysis instrument (1) A device for carrying out breath analysis that is of a type known as a Dräger Alcotest 7110 is prescribed for the definition of breath analysis instrument in section 10(1) of the Act. (2) In this regulation: Dräger Alcotest 7110 includes any device with the trade name "Dräger Alcotest", "Drager Alcotest" or "Draeger Alcotest" and associated with the number "7110".
Rail Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Regulations 2013 2 4 BAC value corresponding to BrAC value of breath analysis instrument result For section 10(4) of the Act, the numerical value of a breath analysis instrument result expressed as BrAC in grams of alcohol per 210 L of exhaled breath corresponds to the same numerical value of a result expressed as BAC in grams per 100 ml of blood, as shown by the examples in the following table: Table Column 1 Grams per 210 L of exhaled breath (BrAC) Column 2 Grams per 100 ml of blood (BAC) 0.05 0.05 0.08 0.08 0.15 0.15 Note for table The results indicated in Column 1 are identical to the results indicated opposite in Column 2. The only difference is the unit of measurement by which the result is expressed. 5 Breath analysis procedures (1) Before an authorised person uses a breath analysis instrument for Part 4, Division 2 of the Act, the authorised person must prepare the instrument for the analysis by ensuring that: (a) the instrument is turned on; and (b) the words "READY TO START" appear on the display panel of the instrument. (2) An authorised person using a breath analysis instrument must provide an unused mouthpiece for use by the worker in providing each sample of breath in the breath analysis. (3) The authorised person must not carry out a breath analysis in relation to a worker if the authorised person suspects, on reasonable grounds, that the worker has consumed alcohol within the period of 15 minutes immediately before the proposed time for carrying out the breath analysis. 6 Taking sample of blood (1) If, under Part 4 of the Act, an authorised person requires a worker to provide a sample of his or her blood, or a worker requests a