Road Safety (Alcohol and Drugs) Act 1970
6ADriving with prescribed illicit drug in blood
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6A Driving with prescribed illicit drug in blood
[Section 6A Inserted by No. 18 of 2005, s. 5, Applied:01 Jul 2005]
(1) [Section 6A Subsection (1) amended by No. 38 of 2017, s. 11, Applied:03 Dec 2018] Subject to subsection (2) , a person who drives a motor vehicle while a prescribed illicit drug is present in his or her blood or oral fluid is guilty of an offence.[Section 6A Subsection (1) amended by No. 84 of 2009, s. 4, Applied:01 Jan 2010]
(2) A person does not commit an offence against subsection (1) if the prescribed illicit drug was obtained and administered in accordance with the Poisons Act 1971 .
(3) [Section 6A Subsection (3) omitted by No. 84 of 2009, s. 4, Applied:01 Jan 2010] . . . . . . . .
(4) [Section 6A Subsection (4) omitted by No. 84 of 2009, s. 4, Applied:01 Jan 2010] . . . . . . . .