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ROAD TRANSPORT (ALCOHOL AND DRUGS) ACT 1977 - SECT 41AD

Evidentiary certificate—analysis of sample for prescribed drug etc

A certificate that appears to be signed by a person who is an analyst and states a matter relevant to any of the following is evidence of the matter:

        (a)     that the person is an analyst;

        (b)     that the analyst arranged for a blood sample or body sample (the analysed sample ) to be analysed at an approved laboratory to work out whether a prescribed drug, or a drug other than a prescribed drug, or alcohol was present in the sample, in accordance with a request made by a police officer;

        (c)     that the analysed sample was in a container—

              (i)     labelled in accordance with section 15 (7) (Taking blood samples from people in custody), section 15AA (4) (Taking blood samples from people in hospital) or section 16 (7) (Medical examination—offence against s 24 or culpable driving); and

              (ii)     sealed with a tamper-evident seal marked with a stated unique identifying number;

        (d)     that the tamper-evident seal did not appear to have been interfered with;

        (e)     the analysis to which the analysed sample was subjected;

        (f)     the result of the analysis;

        (g)     that the analysis was accurate.



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