Road Transport (Alcohol and Drugs) Act 1977
4DHow alcohol concentration may be expressed
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4D How alcohol concentration may be expressed (1) For this Act, an analysis of a concentration of alcohol in a person’s blood or breath may be expressed as follows: (a) the amount of alcohol, in grams, in 100mL of blood if the analysis is based on— (i) a sample of blood; or (ii) a sample of breath measured by a breath analysis instrument; (b) the amount of alcohol, in grams, in 210L of breath if the analysis is based on a sample of breath measured by a breath analysis instrument. (2) For this Act, an amount of alcohol measured in grams as part of 210L of breath is equivalent to the same amount of alcohol in grams as part of 100mL of blood.