sec.116Chief executive may require transit officer to undergo alcohol test or drug test

### sec.116 Chief executive may require transit officer to undergo alcohol test or drug test The chief executive may, by written notice, require a transit officer to submit to an alcohol test or drug test if— the officer has been involved in an incident in which a person being detained under part 4A by the officer suffers a physical injury; or the chief executive reasonably suspects the officer is contravening, or has contravened, section 113D (1) . If a person appointed as a transit officer is asked to provide a specimen of breath for an alcohol test, or specimen of saliva or urine for a drug test, under this section and the person fails to provide the specimen, the person’s appointment may be revoked under section 113G . An alcohol test, or drug test, of a transit officer conducted under this section must be conducted by a relevant entity. A regulation may provide for requirements about notifying a transit officer of the results of an alcohol test or drug test conducted on the officer under this section. In this section— alcohol test , of a transit officer, means a test of the breath of the officer for deciding whether the officer is over the low alcohol limit within the meaning of section 113D (2) . drug test , of a transit officer, means a test of the saliva or urine of the officer for deciding whether the saliva or urine has evidence of a dangerous drug, or prescribed substance, as defined under section 113D (5) . relevant entity means an entity the chief executive engages to conduct alcohol tests, or drug tests, of transit officers under this section. s 116 prev s 116 ins 1995 No. 32 s 23 sch amd 1997 No. 66 s 97 ; 2000 No. 40 s 22 ; 2003 No. 54 s 43 om 2004 No. 9 s 20 pres s 116 ins 2008 No. 67 s 222 sub 2010 No. 13 s 122 (sec.116-ssec.1) The chief executive may, by written notice, require a transit officer to submit to an alcohol test or drug test if— the officer has been involved in an incident in which a person being detained under part 4A by the officer suffers a physical injury; or the chief executive reasonably suspects the officer is contravening, or has contravened, section 113D (1) . If a person appointed as a transit officer is asked to provide a specimen of breath for an alcohol test, or specimen of saliva or urine for a drug test, under this section and the person fails to provide the specimen, the person’s appointment may be revoked under section 113G . (sec.116-ssec.2) An alcohol test, or drug test, of a transit officer conducted under this section must be conducted by a relevant entity. (sec.116-ssec.3) A regulation may provide for requirements about notifying a transit officer of the results of an alcohol test or drug test conducted on the officer under this section. (sec.116-ssec.4) In this section— alcohol test , of a transit officer, means a test of the breath of the officer for deciding whether the officer is over the low alcohol limit within the meaning of section 113D (2) . drug test , of a transit officer, means a test of the saliva or urine of the officer for deciding whether the saliva or urine has evidence of a dangerous drug, or prescribed substance, as defined under section 113D (5) . relevant entity means an entity the chief executive engages to conduct alcohol tests, or drug tests, of transit officers under this section. - (a) the officer has been involved in an incident in which a person being detained under part 4A by the officer suffers a physical injury; or - (b) the chief executive reasonably suspects the officer is contravening, or has contravened, section 113D (1) .