Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

ROAD TRANSPORT (ALCOHOL AND DRUGS) LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2011 (NO. 15 OF 2011) - SECT 50

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    (1)     A person commits an offence if the person—

        (a)     has been––

              (i)     the driver of a motor vehicle on a road or road related area; or

              (ii)     the driver trainer in a motor vehicle on a road or road related area; and

        (b)     has, within the relevant period, a prescribed drug in the person's oral fluid or blood.

Maximum penalty:

        (a)     for an offence by a first offender––10 penalty units; and

        (b)     for an offence by a repeat offender––

              (i)     if the offender is the driver—25 penalty units, imprisonment for 3 months or both; and

              (ii)     if the offender is the driver trainer—20 penalty units.