Road Safety (Alcohol and Drugs) Act 1970
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22 Application of Division 1
(1) [Section 22 Subsection (1) amended by No. 18 of 1974, s. 7 ][Section 22 Subsection (1) substituted by No. 68 of 1997, s. 11, Applied:01 Mar 1998] This Division applies to any proceedings in respect of any crime or offence specified in subsection (2) if one or more of the following matters is relevant to the proceedings:
(a) whether a person was or was not under the influence, or the extent to which a person was under the influence, of intoxicating liquor at the time of the commission of the crime or offence;
(b) [Section 22 Subsection (1) amended by No. 28 of 2005, s. 17, Applied:01 Feb 2006] the concentration of alcohol in the breath or blood of a person at the time of the commission of the crime or offence;
(c) [Section 22 Subsection (1) amended by No. 18 of 2005, s. 16, Applied:01 Jul 2005] [Section 22 Subsection (1) amended by No. 38 of 2017, s. 41, Applied:03 Dec 2018] whether or not a person failed or refused to submit to a breath analysis or oral fluid analysis;
(d) [Section 22 Subsection (1) amended by No. 18 of 2005, s. 16, Applied:01 Jul 2005] [Section 22 Subsection (1) amended by No. 38 of 2017, s. 41, Applied:03 Dec 2018] the presence of a prescribed illicit drug in a person's oral fluid or blood at the time of the commission of the crime or offence.
(2) *[Section 22 Subsection (2) amended by No. 67 of 1976, s. 9 ]*The following crimes and offences are the crimes and offences referred to in subsection (1) , that is to say:
(a) the crime of manslaughter arising out of the driving of a motor vehicle;
(ab) the crime of causing death by dangerous driving;
(b) an offence under this Act;