Road Transport (Alcohol and Drugs) Act 1977
13DDetention for oral fluid analysis
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13D Detention for oral fluid analysis (a) a person undergoes a drug screening test under a requirement made by a police officer under section 13A, section 13B, section 13BA or section 13C and a drug screening device indicates to the police officer that a prescribed drug is present in the person’s oral fluid; or (b) a person who has been required by a police officer under section 13A, section 13B, section 13BA or section 13C to undergo a drug screening test fails to undergo the screening test in accordance with the direction of the police officer. (2) The police officer may take the person into custody. (3) If the person is taken into custody, a police officer must take the person, as soon as practicable, to a police station or another convenient place (for example, a police vehicle) to carry out an oral fluid analysis for the person.