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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
63. Driving under the influence of alcohol, drugs or alcohol and drugs 35
64. 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
65. Terms used in s. 59 to 73 58
65A. Using breath sample to find blood alcohol content 61
66. 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
67. 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
68. Analysis of breath sample 92
69. Taking and analysis of blood sample 93
69B. Taking of oral fluid sample 94
70A. Delivery of person’s blood or oral fluid sample to Chemistry Centre (WA) 95
70B. Evidence of delivery of blood or oral fluid samples 96
70. Evidentiary provisions 97
71. Evidence of blood alcohol content for particular offences 105
71A. Samples not to be used to obtain DNA 106
71B. Police powers for preventing use of vehicle by alleged offender 107
71BA. Police officer may prohibit person from driving for 24 hours if prescribed illicit drug present in oral fluid 109
71C. Disqualification by police officer 110
71D. Disqualification notice (s. 71C), consequences of 112
71E. Revocation of disqualification notice by police officer 113
71F. Disqualification notice (s. 71C), court may order police to revoke 113
71G. Disqualification notice (s. 71C) automatically revoked on acquittal etc. 114
71H. Period of disqualification under s. 71C notice to be taken into account in sentencing 115
72. Taking and testing samples: regulations for s. 59 to 73, and approval of apparatus and persons 115