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Traffic Act 1987
28Driving with certain drugs in body
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28 Driving with certain drugs in body
(1) A person commits an offence if, while there is in the person's body
a prohibited drug, the person:
(a) drives a motor vehicle; or
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(b) is a driving instructor occupying a passenger seat in a vehicle
for the purpose of instructing another person to drive the
(a) driving under the influence of alcohol or a drug;
(b) driving with a prohibited drug in the body contrary to
subsection (1), as in force both before and after
1 February 2016;
(3) For subsection (2)(b), an offence for which an infringement notice
was issued and not withdrawn is taken to be a previous finding of
guilt for the offence.