Road Transport (Alcohol and Drugs) Act 1977
13CPower to require drug screening test for culpable driving—driver and
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13C Power to require drug screening test for culpable driving—driver and driver trainer 24 13CA Power to enter premises for drug screening test 25 13D Detention for oral fluid analysis 26 13E Oral fluid—preliminary analysis 26 13F Precautions for privacy—oral fluid analysis 28 13G Oral fluid—confirmatory analysis 28 13H Oral fluid analysis statement 29 14 Restrictions on tests etc under this part 30 15 Taking blood samples from people in custody 32 15AA Taking blood samples from people in hospital 34 15A Analysis of blood samples 36 15B Blood analysis statement 37 16 Medical examination—offence against s 24 or culpable driving 38 16A Analysis of body samples 41 16B Body sample statement 42 16C Keeping of samples—request by DPP 43 16D Destruction of samples 44 17 Exemptions from requirements to take blood samples or carry out examinations 44 18 Protection of police officers and medical staff 46 18B Permitted use of samples 47 18C Power to search person in custody 47 19 Prescribed concentration of alcohol in blood or breath 49 19A Defence if person did not intend to drive motor vehicle—s 19 51 19B Defence if special driver with lower concentration of alcohol from allowable source—s 19 51 20 Prescribed drug in oral fluid or blood––driver or driver trainer 52 21 Prescribed concentration of alcohol and prescribed drug in bodily fluid 54
Page contents 4 Road Transport (Alcohol and Drugs) Act 1977 21A Defence if person did not intend to drive motor vehicle—s 21 57 21B Defence if special driver with lower concentration of alcohol from allowable source—s 21 58 21C Alternative verdicts—prescribed concentration of alcohol and prescribed drug in bodily fluid 58 22 Refusing to provide breath sample 59 22A Refusing to provide oral fluid sample 60 22B Failing to stay for screening test 61 22C Refusing to undergo screening test 62 23 Refusing blood test etc 63 24 Driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor or a drug 65 24A Use vehicle or animal on road or road related area under influence of alcohol or drug 66 25 Consuming alcohol—driver or driver trainer 69 26 Automatic disqualification taken to be court order 70 27 Automatic driver licence disqualification—first offenders, s 19 70 28 Automatic driver licence disqualification—repeat offenders, s 19 71 29 Automatic driver licence disqualification—first offenders, s 20 71 30 Automatic driver licence disqualification—repeat offenders, s 20 72 31 Automatic driver licence disqualification—first offenders, s 21 72 32 Automatic driver licence disqualification—repeat offenders, s 21 73 33 Automatic driver licence disqualification—first offenders, s 24 73 34 Automatic driver licence disqualification—repeat offenders, s 24 74 34A Automatic driver licence disqualification—other disqualifying offences 74 35 Automatic driver licence disqualification—immediate suspension period 75 41 Evidentiary certificate—alcohol-related tests 76 41AA Evidentiary certificates—drug-related tests 81 41AB Evidentiary certificate—analysis of oral fluid sample 84