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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
> [*\[Section 6A Inserted by No. 18 of 2005, s. 5, Applied:01 Jul 2005\]*](/view/html/inforce/2005-07-01/act-2005-018#GS5@EN)
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> > (1) [*\[Section 6A Subsection (1) amended by No. 38 of 2017, s. 11, Applied:03 Dec 2018\]*](/view/html/inforce/2018-12-03/act-2017-038#GS11@EN) Subject to [subsection (2)](#GS6A@Gs2@EN) , 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.[*\[Section 6A Subsection (1) amended by No. 84 of 2009, s. 4, Applied:01 Jan 2010\]*](/view/html/inforce/2010-01-01/act-2009-084#GS4@Hpa@EN)
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> > (2) A person does not commit an offence against [subsection (1)](#GS6A@Gs1@EN) if the prescribed illicit drug was obtained and administered in accordance with the [Poisons Act 1971](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1971-081) .
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> > (3) [*\[Section 6A Subsection (3) omitted by No. 84 of 2009, s. 4, Applied:01 Jan 2010\]*](/view/html/inforce/2010-01-01/act-2009-084#GS4@Hpb@EN) . . . . . . . .
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> > (4) [*\[Section 6A Subsection (4) omitted by No. 84 of 2009, s. 4, Applied:01 Jan 2010\]*](/view/html/inforce/2010-01-01/act-2009-084#GS4@Hpb@EN) . . . . . . . .