276AValidation

276A Validation

(1) If, on or after 1 July 2014 and before 6 March 2015, a Deputy Commissioner purported to authorise—

(a) a person to operate a breath analysing instrument—

(i) under section 55(3) of the Road Safety Act 1986; or

(ii) under section 31(3) of the Marine (Drug, Alcohol and Pollution Control) Act 1988; or

(b) a police officer to carry out an assessment of drug impairment—

(i) under section 55A(3) of the Road Safety Act 1986; or

(ii) under section 31AA(3) of the Marine (Drug, Alcohol and Pollution Control) Act 1988; or

(c) a police officer to carry out the procedure for the provision of a sample of oral fluid—

(i) under section 55E(6) of the Road Safety Act 1986; or

(ii) under section 31AE(5) of the Marine (Drug, Alcohol and Pollution Control) Act 1988—

the purported authorisation has, and is taken always to have had, the same force and effect as it would have had if the authorisation had been made by the Chief Commissioner.

(2) In any proceeding under the Road Safety Act 1986 or the Marine (Drug, Alcohol and Pollution Control) Act 1988, a certificate that—

(a) purports to be signed by a Deputy Commissioner; and

(b) states that, on a particular date on or after 1 July 2014 and before 6 March 2015, a person named in the certificate was authorised under a provision referred to in subsection (1)—

has, and is taken always to have had, the same force and effect as it would have had if the certificate had been signed by the Chief Commissioner.

(3) If, on or after 1 July 2014 and before 13 March 2015, a Deputy Commissioner purported to authorise—

(a) a person to operate a breath analysing instrument under section 85(7) of the Rail Safety (Local Operations) Act 2006; or

(b) a police officer to carry out an assessment of drug impairment under section 86C(1)(b) of the Rail Safety (Local Operations) Act 2006—

the purported authorisation has, and is taken always to have had, the same force and effect as it would have had if the authorisation had been made by the Chief Commissioner.

(4) In any proceeding under the Rail Safety (Local Operations) Act 2006 a certificate that—

(a) purports to be signed by a Deputy Commissioner; and

(b) states that, on a particular date on or after 1 July 2014 and before 13 March 2015, a person named in the certificate was authorised under a provision referred to in subsection (3)—