Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

ROAD TRANSPORT (ALCOHOL AND DRUGS) ACT 1977 - SECT 22C

    (1)     A person commits an offence if—

        (a)     a police officer requires the person to undergo—

              (i)     an alcohol screening test under—

    (A)     section 8 (Power to require alcohol screening test if vehicle not involved in accident––driver and driver trainer); or

    (B)     section 9 (Power to require alcohol screening test if vehicle involved in accident––driver); or

    (C)     section 9A (Power to require alcohol screening test if vehicle involved in accident––driver trainer); or

    (D)     section 10 (Power to require alcohol screening test for culpable driving––driver and driver trainer); or

              (ii)     a drug screening test under—

    (A)     section 13A (Power to require drug screening test if vehicle not involved in accident––driver and driver trainer); or

    (B)     section 13B (Power to require drug screening test if vehicle involved in accident––driver); or

    (C)     section 13BA (Power to require drug screening test if vehicle involved in accident––driver trainer); or

    (D)     section 13C (Power to require drug screening test for culpable driving—driver and driver trainer); and

        (b)     the person fails to undergo the screening test in accordance with the reasonable directions of a police officer.

Maximum penalty: 30 penalty units.

Note     Fail includes refuse (see Legislation Act

, dict, pt 1).

    (2)     An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.

    (3)     It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against this section if the defendant proves that the failure was based on medical grounds.

Note     The defendant has a legal burden in relation to the matters mentioned in s (3) (see Criminal Code

, s 59).