Traffic Act 1987
59Results of analysis
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59 Results of analysis (1) On and after the commencement day: (a) the result of a breath analysis is expressed as BrAC; and (b) the result of a blood test is expressed as BAC.
Part IX Transitional matters for Traffic and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2011 Traffic Act 1987 113 (2) However, if a prescribed breath analysis instrument gives a result expressed as BAC, or as a percentage, the result is taken to be expressed as BrAC of the same numerical value as the result expressed as BAC, or percentage, as shown by the examples in the following table: Table Column 1 Grams per 210 litres of exhaled breath (BrAC) Column 2 Grams per 100ml of blood (BAC) Column 3 Analysis result expressed as % 0.05 0.05 0.05% 0.08 0.08 0.08% 0.15 0.15 0.15% Note for subsection (2) table The results indicated in Column 1 are identical to the results indicated opposite in Columns 2 and 3. The only difference is the unit of measurement by which the result is expressed.