Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) If the test result for Sample A of a body sample is a positive result, the donor of the body sample may apply to CASA to either:
(a) have conducted on Sample B of the body sample a further confirmatory drug test by the approved laboratory (the original laboratory ) that tested Sample A; or
(b) have Sample B transferred to another approved laboratory (the second laboratory ) for a further confirmatory drug test.
Note: If the integrity of either Sample A or Sample B of a body sample has been compromised, the compromised specimen tube will have been discarded. There will not be a Sample B to be tested because, under regulation 99.200, Sample B will become known as Sample A.
(2) The application must be made within 90 days of the date of the written notice of the test result for the confirmatory drug test on Sample A being given to the donor.
(3) The donor is liable to pay the costs of testing Sample B and any transportation costs associated with transporting Sample B to the second laboratory (if any).
Original laboratory to test Sample B
(4) If the original laboratory is advised by CASA to test Sample B, it must do so.
Second laboratory to test Sample B
(5) If the original laboratory is notified by CASA to transport Sample B to a specified second laboratory for testing, the original laboratory must package and transport Sample B as provided for in regulation 99.185 as if the original laboratory were the approved tester for the body sample.
(6) The original laboratory must send the specimen tube in a way that results in the tube arriving at the approved laboratory as soon as practicable.
(7) The specimen tubes must be stored prior to transport and transported in such a way that the integrity of the body sample is preserved.
(8) CASA must notify the second laboratory of the matters specified in subregulation 99.175(3) in respect of Sample B.
(9) On receipt of Sample B, the second laboratory must:
(a) test the sample in accordance with the notice; and
(b) deal with the sample as if it were the original laboratory
and these Regulations apply to that second laboratory accordingly.