sec.179Evidence—authority to operate breath analysing instrument or saliva analysing instrument

sec.179 Evidence—authority to operate breath analysing instrument or saliva analysing instrument

In any proceedings under the Act it shall not be necessary for any police officer to produce in evidence any certificate of authority issued by the commissioner that the police officer is authorised to operate a breath analysing instrument or saliva analysing instrument and evidence by a police officer that he or she is so authorised shall be sufficient evidence of that fact until the contrary is proved. If a person intends to dispute at a hearing that a particular police officer is authorised to operate a breath analysing instrument or saliva analysing instrument, the person must give the commissioner written notice of the intention at least 14 days before the day fixed for the hearing. s 179 ins reg pubd gaz 6 July 1968 pp 1121–2 sub reg pubd gaz 3 August 1974 pp 1947–8 amd 1993 SL No. 470 s 2 sch; 2007 SL No. 256 s 8 (sec.179-ssec.1) In any proceedings under the Act it shall not be necessary for any police officer to produce in evidence any certificate of authority issued by the commissioner that the police officer is authorised to operate a breath analysing instrument or saliva analysing instrument and evidence by a police officer that he or she is so authorised shall be sufficient evidence of that fact until the contrary is proved. (sec.179-ssec.2) If a person intends to dispute at a hearing that a particular police officer is authorised to operate a breath analysing instrument or saliva analysing instrument, the person must give the commissioner written notice of the intention at least 14 days before the day fixed for the hearing.