26November 2025. It also includes any commencement, amendment, repeal or expiry affecting

26 November 2025. It also includes any commencement, amendment, repeal or expiry affecting this republished law to 26 November 2025. The legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3 and 4. Kinds of republications The Parliamentary Counsel’s Office prepares 2 kinds of republications of ACT laws (see the ACT legislation register at www.legislation.act.gov.au): • authorised republications to which the Legislation Act 2001 applies • unauthorised republications. The status of this republication appears on the bottom of each page. Editorial changes The Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 authorises the Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial amendments and other changes of a formal nature when preparing a law for republication. Editorial changes do not change the effect of the law, but have effect as if they had been made by an Act commencing on the republication date (see Legislation Act 2001, s 115 and s 117). The changes are made if the Parliamentary Counsel considers they are desirable to bring the law into line, or more closely into line, with current legislative drafting practice. This republication does not include amendments made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1). Uncommenced provisions and amendments If a provision of the republished law has not commenced, the symbol U appears immediately before the provision heading. Any uncommenced amendments that affect this republished law are accessible on the ACT legislation register (www.legislation.act.gov.au). For more information, see the home page for this law on the register. Modifications If a provision of the republished law is affected by a current modification, the symbol M appears immediately before the provision heading. The text of the modifying provision appears in the endnotes. For the legal status of modifications, see the Legislation Act 2001, section 95. Penalties At the republication date, the value of a penalty unit for an offence against this law is $160 for an individual and $810 for a corporation (see Legislation Act 2001, s 133).

contents 1 Page 1 Name of Act 2 2 Dictionary 2 3 Notes 3 4 Offences against Act—application of Criminal Code etc 3 4B Meaning of special driver 4 4BA Meaning of driver trainer 7 4C Meaning of prescribed concentration of alcohol 7 4D How alcohol concentration may be expressed 7

Page contents 2 Road Transport (Alcohol and Drugs) Act 1977 4E Reference to level of alcohol concentration 8 4F Meaning of first offender and repeat offender 8 5 Authorisation of operators 10 5A Register of authorised operators 10 5B Appointment of analysts 11 6 Approval of laboratories 11 Division 2.1 Important concepts—alcohol and drug tests 7 Meaning of alcohol screening device 12 7A Meaning of breath analysis instrument 12 7B Meaning of drug screening device 13 7C Meaning of oral fluid analysis instrument 13 7D Testing and maintenance of instruments etc 13 8 Power to require alcohol screening test if vehicle not involved in accident––driver and driver trainer 14 9 Power to require alcohol screening test if vehicle involved in accident– –driver 15 9A Power to require alcohol screening test if vehicle involved in accident– –driver trainer 16 10 Power to require alcohol screening test for culpable driving––driver and driver trainer 17 10A Power to enter premises for alcohol screening test 18 11 Detention for breath analysis 19 12 Breath analysis 20 13 Precautions for privacy—breath analysis 21 13A Power to require drug screening test if vehicle not involved in accident––driver and driver trainer 21 13B Power to require drug screening test if vehicle involved in accident–– driver 22 13BA Power to require drug screening test if vehicle involved in accident–– driver trainer 23