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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
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(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.