Road Traffic Act 1974
Div 2Driving of vehicles: alcohol and drug related offences
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Division 2 — Driving of vehicles: alcohol and drug related offences
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Driving under the influence of alcohol, drugs or alcohol and drugs 35
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Driving with blood alcohol content of or above 0.08 41
64AA. Driving with blood alcohol content of or above 0.05 43
64A. Certain persons driving with blood alcohol content of or above 0.02 44
64AAA. Certain persons driving with any blood alcohol content 48
64AB. Driving while impaired by drugs 49
64AC. Driving with prescribed illicit drug in oral fluid or blood 51
64B. Driving with blood alcohol content of or above 0.05 with prescribed illicit drug in oral fluid or blood 52
64C. Certain persons driving with any blood alcohol content with prescribed illicit drug in oral fluid or blood 55
64D. Provisions for s. 64AC, 64B and 64C 57
- Terms used in s. 59 to 73 58
65A. Using breath sample to find blood alcohol content 61
- Police powers to require breath or blood sample 61
66A. Drug impairment, police powers to require driver assessment for etc. 68
66B. Police powers to require blood sample for drug analysis 70
66C. Preliminary oral fluid test, police powers to require etc. 71
66D. Oral fluid sample, police powers to require etc. 73
66E. Blood sample instead of oral fluid sample, police powers to require etc. 74
66F. Prescribed sample takers authorised to take blood samples 75
- Failure to comply with s. 66 requirement to provide sample, allow sample to be taken or to accompany police officer 75
67AA. Failure to comply with s. 66A or 66B requirement to do driver assessment, provide blood sample or accompany police officer 79
67AB. Failure to comply with s. 66D or 66E requirement to provide oral fluid, blood sample or accompany police officer 81
67AC. Failure to comply with drug test requirement for certain persons with any blood alcohol content 82
67AD. Failure to comply with drug test requirement for persons with blood alcohol content of or above 0.05 84
67AE. Provisions for s. 67AC and 67AD 89
67A. Failure to comply with other requirements of police officer 89
68A. Failure to comply with s. 66, 66C, 66D or 66E requirement: instructors 91
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Analysis of breath sample 92
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Taking and analysis of blood sample 93