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ROAD TRANSPORT LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (DRUG TESTING) BILL 2006





                        New South Wales




Road Transport Legislation
Amendment (Drug Testing) Bill 2006


Contents

                                                                  Page
          1    Name of Act                                          2
          2    Commencement                                         2
          3    Amendment of Road Transport (Safety and Traffic
               Management) Act 1999 No 20                           2
           4   Amendment of other Acts                              2
           5   Repeal of Act                                        2
  Schedule 1   Amendment of Road Transport (Safety and Traffic
               Management) Act 1999                                 3
  Schedule 2   Amendment of other Acts                             27
I certify that this PUBLIC BILL, which originated in the LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY,
has finally passed the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL and the LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY of
NEW SOUTH WALES.


                                                 Clerk of the Legislative Assembly.
                                                 Legislative Assembly,
                                                 Sydney,                     , 2006




                              New South Wales




Road Transport Legislation
Amendment (Drug Testing) Bill 2006
Act No      , 2006




An Act to amend the Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Act 1999 and
certain other Acts with respect to random roadside oral fluid drug testing, drug
testing persons involved in fatal motor vehicle accidents, and offences relating to
driving a motor vehicle with any presence of certain drugs in the driver's oral fluid,
blood or urine; and for other purposes.




I have examined this Bill, and find it to correspond in all respects with the Bill
as finally passed by both Houses.


                           Chairman of Committees of the Legislative Assembly.
Clause 1          Road Transport Legislation Amendment (Drug Testing) Bill 2006




The Legislature of New South Wales enacts:
 1    Name of Act
               This Act is the Road Transport Legislation Amendment (Drug Testing)
               Act 2006.
 2    Commencement
               This Act commences on a day or days to be appointed by proclamation.
 3    Amendment of Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Act
      1999 No 20
               The Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Act 1999 is
               amended as set out in Schedule 1.
 4    Amendment of other Acts
               The Acts specified in Schedule 2 are amended as set out in that
               Schedule.
 5    Repeal of Act
         (1)   This Act is repealed on the day following the day on which all of the
               provisions of this Act have commenced.
         (2)   The repeal of this Act does not, because of the operation of section 30
               of the Interpretation Act 1987, affect any amendment made by this Act.




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Schedule 1             Amendment of Road Transport (Safety
                       and Traffic Management) Act 1999
                                                                            (Section 3)
[1]   Part 2, Division 1A
      Insert after Division 1 of Part 2:

      Division 1A          Offences involving certain drugs (other than
                           alcohol) in oral fluid, blood or urine
      11B    Presence of certain drugs (other than alcohol) in oral fluid, blood
             or urine
             (1)    Presence of prescribed illicit drug in person's oral fluid, blood
                    or urine
                    A person must not, while there is present in his or her oral fluid,
                    blood or urine any prescribed illicit drug:
                    (a) drive a motor vehicle, or
                    (b) occupy the driving seat of a motor vehicle and attempt to
                          put the motor vehicle in motion, or
                    (c) if the person is the holder of a driver licence (other than a
                          provisional licence or a learner licence issued under the
                          Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Act 1998)--occupy
                          the seat in a motor vehicle next to a holder of a learner
                          licence who is driving the vehicle.
                    Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units (in the case of a first offence)
                    or 20 penalty units (in the case of a second or subsequent
                    offence).
             (2)    If a person is charged with an offence under subsection (1):
                     (a) the court attendance notice may allege that more than one
                           prescribed illicit drug was present in the oral fluid, blood
                           or urine of the person and the proceedings are not liable to
                           be dismissed on the ground of uncertainty or duplicity if
                           each of those drugs is described in the court attendance
                           notice, and
                    (b) the offence is proved if the court is satisfied beyond
                           reasonable doubt that there was present in the oral fluid,
                           blood or urine of the defendant:
                            (i) a drug described in the court attendance notice, or




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                         (ii)   a combination of drugs any one or more of which
                                was or were described in the court attendance
                                notice.
             (3)   Presence of morphine or cocaine in person's blood or urine
                   A person must not, while there is present in his or her blood or
                   urine any morphine or cocaine:
                   (a) drive a motor vehicle, or
                   (b) occupy the driving seat of a motor vehicle and attempt to
                          put the motor vehicle in motion, or
                   (c) if the person is the holder of a driver licence (other than a
                          provisional licence or a learner licence issued under the
                          Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Act 1998)--occupy
                          the seat in a motor vehicle next to a holder of a learner
                          licence who is driving the vehicle.
                   Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units (in the case of a first offence)
                   or 20 penalty units (in the case of a second or subsequent
                   offence).
             (4)   If a person is charged with an offence under subsection (3):
                    (a) the court attendance notice may allege that both morphine
                          and cocaine were present in the blood or urine of the
                          person and the proceedings are not liable to be dismissed
                          on the ground of uncertainty or duplicity if each of those
                          drugs is described in the court attendance notice, and
                   (b) the offence is proved if the court is satisfied beyond
                          reasonable doubt that there was present in the blood or
                          urine of the defendant:
                           (i) a drug described in the court attendance notice, or
                          (ii) a combination of drugs any one or more of which
                                 was or were described in the court attendance
                                 notice.
             (5)   Defence for offence relating to presence of morphine in
                   person's blood or urine
                   It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence under subsection (3)
                   if the defendant proves that, at the time the defendant did the act
                   referred to in subsection (3) (a), (b) or (c), the presence in the
                   defendant's blood or urine of morphine was caused by the
                   consumption of a substance for medicinal purposes.




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             (6)    In this section, a substance is consumed for medicinal purposes
                    only if it is:
                     (a) a drug prescribed by a medical practitioner taken in
                           accordance with a medical practitioner's prescription, or
                    (b) a codeine-based medicinal drug purchased from a
                           pharmacy that has been taken in accordance with the
                           manufacturer's instructions.
                    Note. Division 1 of Part 5.4 of the Road Transport (General) Act 2005
                    provides for the disqualification of persons from holding driver licences
                    for certain offences (including offences under this section).
                    The offences of driving with a prescribed concentration of alcohol in the
                    blood, and of driving under the influence of alcohol or any other drug, are
                    dealt with in sections 9 and 12, respectively.

[2]   Section 17 When breath test or breath analysis not permitted
      Omit "place of abode" from section 17 (d). Insert instead "home".
[3]   Part 2, Division 3A
      Insert after Division 3 of Part 2:

      Division 3A          Random oral fluid testing for prescribed illicit
                           drugs
      18A    Definitions
                    In this Division:
                    approved oral fluid analysing instrument means any instrument
                    designed to ascertain, by analysis of a person's oral fluid, the
                    presence of any prescribed illicit drug in that person's oral fluid,
                    being an instrument that:
                     (a) meets the standards prescribed by the regulations for such
                           instruments, and
                    (b) is approved by the Governor by order published in the
                           Gazette.
                    approved oral fluid testing device means a device designed to
                    indicate the presence of any prescribed illicit drug in a person's
                    oral fluid, being a device that:
                     (a) meets the standards prescribed by the regulations for such
                           devices, and
                    (b) is approved by the Governor by order published in the
                           Gazette.




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                   oral fluid analysis means a test carried out by an approved oral
                   fluid analysing instrument for the purpose of ascertaining, by
                   analysis of a person's oral fluid, the presence of prescribed illicit
                   drugs in that person's oral fluid.
                   oral fluid test means a test carried out by an approved oral fluid
                   testing device for the purpose of ascertaining whether any
                   prescribed illicit drugs are present in that person's oral fluid.
     18B     Power to conduct random oral fluid testing
             (1)   A police officer may require a person to undergo one or more oral
                   fluid tests for prescribed illicit drugs in accordance with the
                   officer's directions if the officer has reasonable cause to believe
                   that the person:
                    (a) is or was driving a motor vehicle on a road or road related
                          area, or
                   (b) is or was occupying the driving seat of a motor vehicle on
                          a road or road related area and attempting to put the motor
                          vehicle in motion, or
                    (c) being the holder of a driver licence, is or was occupying
                          the seat in a motor vehicle next to a holder of a learner
                          licence while the holder of the learner licence is or was
                          driving the vehicle on a road or road related area.
             (2)   A person must not, when required by a police officer to undergo
                   an oral fluid test under subsection (1), refuse or fail to undergo
                   the oral fluid test in accordance with the directions of the officer.
                   Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.
             (3)   It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence under subsection (2)
                   if the defendant satisfies the court that the defendant was unable,
                   on medical grounds, to undergo an oral fluid test at the time the
                   defendant was required to do so.
             (4)   Without limiting any other power or authority, a police officer
                   may, for the purposes of this section, request or signal the driver
                   of a motor vehicle to stop the vehicle.
             (5)   A person must comply with any request or signal made or given
                   to the person by a police officer under subsection (4).
                   Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.




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     18C     Arrest following failed oral fluid test or refusal or inability to
             undergo test
             (1)    A police officer may exercise the powers referred to in subsection
                    (2) in respect of a person if:
                     (a) it appears to the officer from one or more oral fluid tests
                           carried out under section 18B (1) by the officer that the
                           device by means of which the test was carried out indicates
                           that there may be one or more prescribed illicit drugs
                           present in the person's oral fluid, or
                    (b) the person refused to undergo an oral fluid test required by
                           an officer under section 18B (1) or fails to undergo that test
                           in accordance with the directions of the officer.
             (2)    A police officer may:
                    (a) arrest a person referred to in subsection (1) without
                          warrant, and
                    (b) take the person (or cause the person to be taken) with such
                          force as may be necessary to a police station or such other
                          place as the officer considers desirable and there detain the
                          person (or cause the person to be detained) for the purpose
                          of the person providing oral fluid samples in accordance
                          with this Division, and
                    (c) if section 18E permits the taking of a blood sample from
                          the person--take the person (or cause the person to be
                          taken) with such force as may be necessary to a hospital or
                          a place prescribed by the regulations and there detain the
                          person (or cause the person to be detained) for the purpose
                          of the person providing such a blood sample in accordance
                          with that section.
     18D     Providing an oral fluid sample for oral fluid analysis following
             arrest
             (1)    A police officer may require a person who has been arrested
                    under section 18C to provide an oral fluid sample in accordance
                    with the directions of the officer.
             (2)    A person who is required by a police officer under subsection (1)
                    to provide an oral fluid sample must not refuse or fail to provide
                    that sample in accordance with the directions of the officer.
                    Maximum penalty: 30 penalty units (in the case of a first offence)
                    or 50 penalty units or imprisonment for 18 months or both (in the
                    case of a second or subsequent offence).




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             (3)   It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence under this section
                   if the defendant satisfies the court that the defendant was unable,
                   on medical grounds, to provide an oral fluid sample at the time
                   the defendant was required to do so.
             (4)   A police officer who is provided with an oral fluid sample under
                   subsection (1) must:
                   (a) place the sample into a container, and
                   (b) fasten and seal the container, and
                   (c) mark or label the container for future identification, and
                   (d) give to the person from whom the sample is taken a
                         certificate relating to the sample that contains sufficient
                         information to enable the sample to be identified as a
                         sample of that person's oral fluid, and
                   (e) as soon as reasonably practicable after the sample is
                         provided, arrange for the sample to be submitted to a
                         laboratory prescribed by the regulations for oral fluid
                         analysis.
             (5)   The person who provided the sample may, within 6 months after
                   the taking of the sample or such longer period as is prescribed by
                   the regulations, apply to the laboratory prescribed under this
                   section for a portion of the sample to be sent, for oral fluid
                   analysis at that person's own expense, to a medical practitioner
                   or laboratory nominated by the person.
             (6)   An analyst at the laboratory to which a sample of oral fluid is
                   submitted for oral fluid analysis under this section may carry out
                   an analysis of the sample, or of a portion of the sample, to
                   determine the presence of prescribed illicit drugs in the oral fluid.
             (7)   An oral fluid analysis referred to in subsection (6) may be carried
                   out, and any act, matter or thing in connection with the analysis
                   (including the receipt of the sample of oral fluid to be analysed
                   and the breaking of any seal securing the sample) may be done,
                   by a person acting under the supervision of an analyst, and in that
                   event is taken to have been carried out or done by the analyst.




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     18E     Taking blood sample following arrest
             (1)    Except as provided by section 18F, a police officer may require a
                    person who has attempted to provide an oral fluid sample as
                    directed under section 18D (1), but has been unable to comply
                    (for example, because no oral fluid was physically able to be
                    produced), to provide a sample of the person's blood (whether or
                    not the person consents to the provision of the sample) in
                    accordance with the directions of a medical practitioner,
                    registered nurse or prescribed sample taker.
             (2)    The police officer must inform any such medical practitioner,
                    registered nurse or prescribed sample taker that the sample is
                    required to be taken for the purposes of this section.
             (3)    The medical practitioner, registered nurse or prescribed sample
                    taker by whom or under whose directions a sample of blood is
                    taken in accordance with this section must:
                     (a) place the sample into a container, and
                    (b) fasten and seal the container, and
                     (c) mark or label the container for future identification, and
                    (d) give to the person from whom the sample is taken a
                           certificate relating to the sample that contains sufficient
                           information to enable the sample to be identified as a
                           sample of that person's blood.
             (4)    The medical practitioner, registered nurse or prescribed sample
                    taker must, as soon as reasonably practicable after the sample of
                    blood is taken, arrange for the sample to be submitted to a
                    laboratory prescribed by the regulations for analysis by an analyst
                    to determine whether the blood contains any prescribed illicit
                    drugs.
             (5)    The person from whom the sample of blood was taken may,
                    within 12 months after the taking of the sample, apply to the
                    laboratory prescribed under this section for a portion of the
                    sample to be sent, for analysis at that person's own expense, to a
                    medical practitioner or laboratory nominated by the person.
             (6)    An analyst at a laboratory prescribed by the regulations to whom
                    any blood sample is submitted for analysis under this section may
                    carry out an analysis of the blood to determine whether it contains
                    any prescribed illicit drugs.




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             (7)      Any duty of a medical practitioner, registered nurse or prescribed
                      sample taker under this section and any relevant provisions of the
                      regulations may be performed by a person acting under the
                      supervision of the medical practitioner, registered nurse or
                      prescribed sample taker. A duty performed by any such person is
                      taken to have been performed by the medical practitioner,
                      registered nurse or prescribed sample taker.
             (8)      An analysis under this section may be carried out, and anything
                      in connection with the analysis (including the receipt of the blood
                      sample to be analysed and the breaking of any seal) may be done,
                      by a person acting under the supervision of an analyst and, in that
                      event, is taken to have been carried out or done by the analyst.
             (9)      A person must not, on being required under this section by a
                      police officer to provide a sample of blood, refuse or fail to
                      submit to the taking of the sample of blood in accordance with the
                      directions of a medical practitioner, registered nurse or
                      prescribed sample taker.
                      Maximum penalty (subsection (9)): 30 penalty units (in the case
                      of a first offence) or 50 penalty units or imprisonment for
                      18 months or both (in the case of a second or subsequent
                      offence).
     18F     When oral fluid test or sampling not permitted
                      A police officer cannot require a person to undergo an oral fluid
                      test or provide any sample under this Division:
                       (a) if that person has been admitted to hospital for medical
                             treatment, unless the medical practitioner in immediate
                             charge of the person's treatment has been notified of the
                             intention to make the requisition and the medical
                             practitioner does not object on the grounds that compliance
                             with it would be prejudicial to the proper care or treatment
                             of the person, or
                      (b) if it appears to the officer that it would, because of any
                             injuries sustained by the person, be dangerous to that
                             person's medical condition to undergo an oral fluid test or
                             provide a sample, or
                       (c) in relation to an oral fluid test or oral fluid sample--at any
                             time after the expiration of 2 hours from the occurrence of
                             the event that entitled the officer under section 18B (1) to
                             require the person to undergo an oral fluid test or provide
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                    (d)    in relation to a blood sample--at any time after the
                           expiration of 4 hours from the occurrence of the event that
                           entitled the officer under section 18B (1) to require the
                           person to undergo an oral fluid test, or
                    (e)    at the person's home.
     18G     Offences related to testing and sampling for drugs
             (1)    A person must not:
                    (a) wilfully do anything to introduce, or alter the amount of,
                          any prescribed illicit drug in the person's oral fluid
                          between the time of the event referred to in section 18B (1)
                          (a), (b) or (c) in respect of which the person has been
                          required by a police officer to undergo an oral fluid test
                          and the time when the person undergoes that test, or
                    (b) wilfully do anything to introduce, or alter the amount of,
                          any prescribed illicit drug in the person's oral fluid or
                          blood between the time of the event referred to in section
                          18B (1) (a), (b) or (c) in respect of which the person has
                          been required by a police officer to undergo an oral fluid
                          test and the time when the person provides a sample of the
                          person's oral fluid or blood.
                    Maximum penalty: 30 penalty units (in the case of a first offence)
                    or 50 penalty units (in the case of a second or subsequent
                    offence).
             (2)    It is a defence to a prosecution of a person for an offence under
                    subsection (1) of wilfully doing anything to introduce, or alter the
                    amount of, a prescribed illicit drug in the person's oral fluid if the
                    person satisfies the court that the thing was done more than
                    2 hours after the time of the event referred to in section 18B (1)
                    (a), (b) or (c).
             (3)    It is a defence to a prosecution of a person for an offence under
                    subsection (1) of wilfully doing anything to introduce, or alter the
                    amount of, a prescribed illicit drug in the person's blood if the
                    person satisfies the court that the thing was done more than
                    4 hours after the time of the event referred to in section 18B (1)
                    (a), (b) or (c).
             (4)    If a medical practitioner, registered nurse or prescribed sample
                    taker is informed by a police officer in accordance with this
                    Division that a blood sample is required to be taken for the
                    purposes of this Division, the medical practitioner, registered
                    nurse or prescribed sample taker must not:
                     (a) fail to take the sample, or



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                      (b)  fail to comply with any requirement made by section 18E
                           (3) or (4) in relation to the sample.
                      Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.
             (5)      It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence under subsection (4)
                      if the medical practitioner, registered nurse or prescribed sample
                      taker satisfies the court that:
                       (a) the practitioner, nurse or prescribed sample taker believed
                               on reasonable grounds that the taking of the sample from
                               the person would be prejudicial to the proper care and
                               treatment of the person, or
                      (b) the practitioner, nurse or prescribed sample taker believed
                               on reasonable grounds that the person was less than
                               15 years of age, or
                       (c) the practitioner, nurse or prescribed sample taker was,
                               because of the behaviour of the person, unable to take the
                               sample, or
                      (d) there was other reasonable cause for the practitioner, nurse
                               or prescribed sample taker not to take the sample.
             (6)      A person must not hinder or obstruct a police officer in
                      attempting to administer an oral fluid test on, or take a sample of
                      oral fluid from, any other person in accordance with this
                      Division.
                      Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.
             (7)      A person must not hinder or obstruct a medical practitioner,
                      registered nurse or prescribed sample taker in attempting to take
                      a sample of the blood of any other person in accordance with this
                      Division.
                      Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.
     18H     Prohibited analysis
             (1)      In this section:
                      Division 3A sample means a sample of oral fluid or blood taken
                      from, or furnished or provided by, a person under this Division.
                      DNA database means any database that contains DNA data and
                      includes any DNA database system within the meaning of the
                      Crimes (Forensic Procedures) Act 2000.
                      permitted purpose, in relation to an analysis of a Division 3A
                      sample, means the purpose of determining whether any
                      prescribed illicit drugs are present in the sample.




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                    prohibited analysis, in relation to a Division 3A sample, means
                    analysis of the sample for a purpose other than the permitted
                    purpose.
                    Note. For example, deriving a DNA profile from the sample is a purpose
                    for which analysis is prohibited.
             (2)    A person must not intentionally or recklessly:
                    (a) supply a Division 3A sample, or cause or permit a Division
                          3A sample to be supplied, to a person for prohibited
                          analysis, or
                    (b) carry out, or cause or permit to be carried out, a prohibited
                          analysis of a Division 3A sample, or
                    (c) include, or cause the inclusion of, information derived
                          from a prohibited analysis on a DNA database kept under
                          a law of this State or the Commonwealth or of another
                          State or a Territory.
                    Maximum penalty: 30 penalty units.
[4]   Part 2, Division 4, heading
      Omit the heading to Division 4 of Part 2. Insert instead:

      Division 4           Blood analysis of accident patients following
                           accidents
[5]   Section 23 Analysis of samples of blood taken under this Division
      Omit section 23 (6). Insert instead:
             (6)    A police officer may not make arrangements under subsection (5)
                    for analysis of a blood sample to determine the concentration in
                    the blood of a drug other than alcohol unless:
                     (a) the following circumstances apply:
                            (i) the accident that caused the person to attend at or be
                                 admitted to hospital was a fatal accident, and
                           (ii) the person from whom the sample was taken was a
                                 person referred to in section 20 (5) (a), (b) or (f), or
                    (b) the following circumstances apply:
                            (i) the police officer has reasonable grounds to believe
                                 that, at the time of the accident concerned, the
                                 person from whom the sample was taken was under
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                            (ii)   no police officer attended the scene of the accident
                                   that led to the taking of the sample or, although a
                                   police officer or police officers attended the scene of
                                   the accident, there was no reasonable opportunity to
                                   require the person from whom the sample was taken
                                   to submit, in accordance with Division 5, to an
                                   assessment of his or her sobriety.
[6]   Part 2, Division 4A
      Insert after Division 4 of Part 2:

      Division 4A           Blood and urine analysis of persons who are
                            not accident patients following fatal
                            accidents
      24A    Power to arrest persons involved in fatal accidents for blood and
             urine tests
             (1)      This section applies to a person who:
                      (a) is at least 15 years old, and
                      (b) at the time of an accident, was:
                              (i) driving a motor vehicle involved in the accident, or
                             (ii) occupying the driving seat of a motor vehicle
                                   involved in the accident and attempting to put the
                                   motor vehicle in motion, or
                            (iii) the holder of a driver licence and occupying the seat
                                   in the motor vehicle next to a holder of a learner
                                   licence who was driving a motor vehicle involved in
                                   the accident, and
                      (c) is not an accident patient within the meaning of section 20.
             (2)      A police officer may exercise the powers referred to in subsection
                      (3) in relation to a person to whom this section applies if the
                      police officer believes that:
                       (a) the accident is a fatal accident, or
                      (b) it is more likely than not that a person will die within
                             30 days as a consequence of the accident.
             (3)      A police officer may:
                      (a) arrest the person without warrant, and
                      (b) take the person (or cause the person to be taken) with such
                            force as may be necessary to a hospital or other prescribed
                            place, and



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                    (c)    detain the person, or cause the person to be detained, at the
                           hospital or other prescribed place to enable the person to
                           provide blood and urine samples in accordance with this
                           Division.
             (4)    In this Division, accident means an accident on a road or road
                    related area involving a motor vehicle or other vehicle or a horse.
     24B     Procedure for taking samples following arrest
             (1)    Except as provided by section 24C, a police officer may require
                    a person who has been arrested under section 24A to provide
                    samples of the person's blood and urine (whether or not the
                    person consents to the samples being taken) in accordance with
                    the directions of a medical practitioner, registered nurse or
                    prescribed sample taker.
             (2)    The police officer must inform any such medical practitioner,
                    registered nurse or prescribed sample taker that the samples are
                    required to be taken for the purposes of this Division.
             (3)    The medical practitioner, registered nurse or prescribed sample
                    taker by whom or under whose directions a sample of blood is
                    taken in accordance with this Division must:
                     (a) place the sample into a container, and
                    (b) fasten and seal the container, and
                     (c) mark or label the container for future identification, and
                    (d) give to the person from whom the sample is taken a
                           certificate relating to the sample that contains sufficient
                           information to enable the sample to be identified as a
                           sample of that person's blood.
             (4)    The medical practitioner, registered nurse or prescribed sample
                    taker must, as soon as reasonably practicable after the sample of
                    blood is taken, arrange for the sample to be submitted to a
                    laboratory prescribed by the regulations for analysis by an analyst
                    to determine whether the blood contains a drug.
             (5)    The person from whom the sample of blood was taken may,
                    within 12 months after the taking of the sample, apply to the
                    laboratory prescribed under this section for a portion of the
                    sample to be sent, for analysis at that person's own expense, to a
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              (6)      The medical practitioner, registered nurse or prescribed sample
                       taker under whose directions a sample of urine is provided in
                       accordance with this Division must:
                        (a) divide the sample into 2 approximately equal portions, and
                       (b) place each portion into a container, and
                        (c) fasten and seal each container, and
                       (d) mark or label each container for future identification.
              (7)      Of the 2 sealed containers:
                       (a) one must be handed by the medical practitioner, registered
                             nurse or prescribed sample taker to the person from whom
                             it was taken or to some other person on behalf of that
                             person, and
                       (b) the other must be handed by the practitioner, nurse or
                             prescribed sample taker to the police officer present when
                             the sample was taken and forwarded to a laboratory
                             prescribed by the regulations for analysis by an analyst to
                             determine whether the urine contains a drug.
              (8)      An analyst at a laboratory prescribed by the regulations to whom
                       any blood or urine is submitted for analysis under this section
                       may carry out an analysis of the blood or urine to determine
                       whether it contains a drug, but only if a police officer has notified
                       the analyst in writing that a person involved in the accident that
                       led to the sample of blood or urine being submitted for analysis:
                        (a) has died within 30 days of the accident, or
                       (b) has died during the period beginning 30 days after the
                              accident and ending 12 months after the accident and a
                              medical practitioner has given advice that the person died
                              as a result of the accident.
              (9)      Any duty of a medical practitioner, registered nurse or prescribed
                       sample taker under this Division and any relevant provisions of
                       the regulations may be performed by a person acting under the
                       supervision of the practitioner, nurse or prescribed sample taker.
                       A duty performed by any such person is taken to have been
                       performed by the medical practitioner, registered nurse or
                       prescribed sample taker.
             (10)      An analysis under this section may be carried out, and anything
                       in connection with the analysis (including the receipt of the blood
                       or urine to be analysed and the breaking of any seal) may be done,
                       by a person acting under the supervision of an analyst and, in that
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            (11)    A blood or urine sample that has been provided under this section
                    must be destroyed by or at the direction of the analyst who has
                    custody of the sample without being analysed if, at the expiry of
                    13 months after the accident concerned, no police officer has
                    made a notification relating to a death under subsection (8).
     24C     When taking of samples not permitted
                    A police officer cannot require a person to provide a sample
                    under this Division:
                    (a) if a medical practitioner, registered nurse or prescribed
                          sample taker has objected on the grounds that compliance
                          would be dangerous to the person's health, or
                    (b) if it appears to that officer that it would, because of any
                          injuries to the person, be dangerous to the person's medical
                          condition to provide the sample, or
                    (c) at any time after the expiration of 4 hours from the
                          occurrence of the accident concerned.
     24D     Offences related to testing for drugs
             (1)    A person must not:
                    (a) on being required under this Division by a police officer to
                           provide samples of blood and urine:
                            (i) refuse or fail to submit to the taking of the sample of
                                  blood, or
                           (ii) refuse or fail to provide the sample of urine,
                           in accordance with the directions of a medical practitioner,
                           registered nurse or prescribed sample taker, or
                    (b) between the time of the fatal accident concerned and the
                           time when the person provides a sample that the person is
                           required to provide under this Division, wilfully do
                           anything to introduce, or alter the amount of, a drug in the
                           person's blood or urine (except at the direction or under the
                           supervision of an appropriate health professional).
                    Maximum penalty: 30 penalty units or imprisonment for
                    18 months or both (in the case of a first offence) or 50 penalty
                    units or imprisonment for 2 years or both (in the case of a second
                    or subsequent offence).
             (2)    It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence under subsection
                    (1) (a) if the defendant satisfies the court that the defendant was
                    unable, on medical grounds, to provide a sample when the
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             (3)   It is a defence to a prosecution of a person for an offence under
                   subsection (1) (b) of wilfully doing anything to introduce, or alter
                   the amount of, a drug in the person's blood or urine if the person
                   satisfies the court that the thing was done more than 4 hours after
                   the time of the fatal accident concerned.
             (4)   If a medical practitioner, registered nurse or prescribed sample
                   taker is informed by a police officer in accordance with this
                   Division that a sample is required to be taken for the purposes of
                   this Division, the medical practitioner, registered nurse or
                   prescribed sample taker must not:
                    (a) fail to take the sample, or
                   (b) fail to comply with any requirement made by section 24B
                          (3), (4), (6) or (7) in relation to the sample.
                   Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.
             (5)   It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence under subsection (4)
                   if the medical practitioner, registered nurse or prescribed sample
                   taker satisfies the court that:
                    (a) the practitioner, nurse or prescribed sample taker believed
                            on reasonable grounds that the taking of the sample from
                            the person would be prejudicial to the proper care and
                            treatment of the person, or
                   (b) the practitioner, nurse or prescribed sample taker believed
                            on reasonable grounds that the person was less than 15
                            years of age, or
                    (c) the practitioner, nurse or prescribed sample taker was,
                            because of the behaviour of the person, unable to take the
                            sample, or
                   (d) there was other reasonable cause for the practitioner, nurse
                            or prescribed sample taker not to take the sample.
             (6)   A person must not hinder or obstruct a medical practitioner,
                   registered nurse or prescribed sample taker in attempting to take
                   a sample of the blood or urine of any other person in accordance
                   with this Division.
                   Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.
[7]   Sections 27 (1), (2), (2A), (2B), (3), (4) (a) and (6) and 29 (2) (a), (5), (6)
      and (7)
      Insert ", registered nurse or prescribed sample taker" after "medical
      practitioner" wherever occurring.




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 [8]   Sections 27 (4) (b) and 29 (6) (a)-(d)
       Insert ", nurse or prescribed sample taker" after "practitioner" wherever
       occurring.
 [9]   Section 28 When sobriety assessment and taking of samples not
       permitted
       Omit "2 hours" from section 28 (c). Insert instead "4 hours".
[10]   Section 29 Offences related to sobriety assessments and testing for
       drugs
       Omit "2 hours" from section 29 (4). Insert instead "4 hours".
[11]   Sections 33A-33D
       Insert after section 33:
       33A   Evidence of presence of prescribed illicit drug revealed by oral
             fluid analysis in proceedings for offence under section 11B
              (1)   In proceedings for an offence under section 11B in relation to a
                    prescribed illicit drug, evidence may be given of the presence of
                    a prescribed illicit drug in the oral fluid of the person charged as
                    determined by an oral fluid analysis under Division 3A of a
                    sample of the person's oral fluid.
              (2)   In proceedings for an offence under section 11B, the presence of
                    a prescribed illicit drug in a person's oral fluid so determined is
                    taken to show the presence of the drug at the time of the
                    occurrence of the relevant event referred to in section 11B (1) (a),
                    (b) or (c) if the oral fluid sample analysed was provided within
                    2 hours after the event, unless the defendant proves the absence
                    of the drug when the event occurred.
       33B   Certificate evidence about oral fluid analysis in proceedings for
             offences under section 11B
              (1)   In proceedings for an offence under section 11B, a certificate
                    purporting to be signed by a police officer certifying any one or
                    more of the following matters is evidence (unless evidence to the
                    contrary is adduced) of the particulars certified in and by the
                    certificate:
                     (a) that the officer took a sample of the oral fluid of the person
                           named in the certificate in accordance with Division 3A,
                           and any relevant provisions of the regulations, on the day
                           and at the time stated in the certificate,
                    (b) that the officer dealt with the sample in accordance with
                           section 18D and any relevant provisions of the regulations,


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                   (c)   that the container was sealed, and marked or labelled, in a
                         specified manner,
                   (d)   that the officer arranged for the sample to be submitted for
                         oral fluid analysis to determine the presence of any
                         prescribed illicit drugs in the oral fluid.
             (2)   In proceedings for an offence under section 11B, a certificate
                   purporting to be signed by an analyst certifying any one or more
                   of the following matters:
                    (a) that the analyst received, on a specified day, a sample of a
                          specified person's oral fluid in a container submitted for
                          analysis under this Part,
                   (b) that the container, as received by the analyst, was sealed,
                          and marked or labelled, in a specified manner,
                    (c) that on receipt by the analyst of the container, the seal was
                          unbroken,
                   (d) that the analyst carried out an oral fluid analysis of the
                          sample to determine the presence of any prescribed illicit
                          drugs in the sample,
                    (e) that a specified prescribed illicit drug was determined
                          pursuant to the oral fluid analysis to be present in that
                          sample,
                    (f) that the analyst was, at the time of the analysis, an analyst
                          within the meaning of this Act,
                   is evidence (unless evidence to the contrary is adduced):
                   (g) of the particulars certified in and by the certificate, and
                   (h) that the sample was the sample of the oral fluid of that
                          specified person, and
                     (i) that the sample had not been tampered with before it was
                          received by the analyst.
             (3)   In proceedings for an offence under section 11B, a certificate
                   purporting to be signed by a person who, in another State or
                   Territory:
                    (a) took an oral fluid sample, or
                   (b) analysed an oral fluid sample,
                   in accordance with provisions of a law of that State or Territory
                   that substantially correspond to the provisions of Division 3A is
                   evidence (unless evidence to the contrary is adduced) of the
                   particulars certified in and by the certificate, and an analysis to
                   which any such certificate relates is taken to be an analysis under
                   that Division.


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     33C     Evidence of presence of drug revealed by blood or urine analysis
             in proceedings for offence under section 11B
             (1)    In proceedings for an offence under section 11B, evidence may
                    be given of the presence of a prescribed illicit drug, morphine or
                    cocaine in the blood or urine of the person charged as determined
                    by an analysis of the person's blood or urine under this Part.
             (2)    In proceedings for an offence under section 11B, if such an
                    analysis determines the presence of a prescribed illicit drug,
                    morphine or cocaine in the person's blood or urine, that drug is
                    taken to be so present at the time of the occurrence of the relevant
                    event referred to in section 11B (1) (a), (b) or (c) or (3) (a), (b) or
                    (c) if the blood or urine sample was taken within 4 hours after the
                    event, unless the defendant proves the absence of the drug when
                    the event occurred.
     33D     Certificate evidence about blood or urine analysis in proceedings
             for offences under section 11B
             (1)    In proceedings for an offence under section 11B a certificate
                    purporting to be signed by a medical practitioner, registered
                    nurse or prescribed sample taker certifying any one or more of the
                    following matters is evidence (unless evidence to the contrary is
                    adduced) of the particulars certified in and by the certificate:
                     (a) that he or she was a medical practitioner, registered nurse
                          or prescribed sample taker who attended a specified person
                          who attended at or was admitted into a hospital or a place
                          prescribed by the regulations as referred to in Division 3A,
                          4, 4A or 5,
                    (b) that he or she took a sample of the person's blood or urine
                          in accordance with Division 3A, 4, 4A or 5, and any
                          relevant provisions of the regulations, on the day and at the
                          time stated in the certificate,
                     (c) that he or she dealt with the sample in accordance with
                          Division 3A, 4, 4A or 5 and any relevant provisions of the
                          regulations,
                    (d) that the container was sealed, and marked or labelled, in a
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             (2)   In proceedings for an offence under section 11B, a certificate
                   purporting to be signed by a police officer certifying any one or
                   more of the following matters is evidence (unless evidence to the
                   contrary is adduced) of the particulars certified in and by the
                   certificate:
                    (a) that the officer received a sample of a specified person's
                          blood or urine taken in accordance with Division 3A, 4, 4A
                          or 5,
                   (b) that the officer arranged for the sample to be submitted for
                          analysis by an analyst to determine whether any drug was
                          present in the sample,
                    (c) that the container was sealed, and marked or labelled, in a
                          specified manner.
             (3)   In proceedings for an offence under section 11B, a certificate
                   purporting to be signed by an analyst certifying any one or more
                   of the following matters:
                    (a) that the analyst received, on a specified day, a sample of a
                          specified person's blood or urine in a container submitted
                          for analysis under this Part,
                   (b) that the container, as received by the analyst, was sealed,
                          and marked or labelled, in a specified manner,
                    (c) that on receipt by the analyst of the container, the seal was
                          unbroken,
                   (d) that the analyst carried out an analysis of the sample to
                          determine the presence of the following in the sample,
                           (i) any prescribed illicit drug,
                          (ii) any prescribed illicit drug, morphine or cocaine,
                    (e) that the analyst was, at the time of the analysis, an analyst
                          within the meaning of this Act,
                   is evidence (unless evidence to the contrary is adduced):
                    (f) of the particulars certified in and by the certificate, and
                   (g) that the sample was a sample of the blood or urine of that
                          specified person, and
                   (h) that the sample had not been tampered with before it was
                          received by the analyst.
             (4)   In proceedings for an offence under section 11B, a certificate
                   purporting to be signed by a person who, in another State or
                   Territory:
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                    (b) analysed a blood or urine sample,
                    in accordance with provisions of a law of that State or Territory
                    that substantially correspond to the provisions of Division 3A, 4,
                    4A or 5 is evidence (unless evidence to the contrary is adduced)
                    of the particulars certified in and by the certificate, and an
                    analysis to which any such certificate relates is taken to be an
                    analysis under those Divisions.
[12]   Section 34 Evidence of drugs revealed by blood or urine analysis in
       proceedings for offence under section 12
       Omit "Division 4" from section 34 (a).
       Insert instead "Division 3A, 4, 4A".
[13]   Section 34
       Omit "2 hours". Insert instead "4 hours".
[14]   Section 35 Certificate evidence about blood or urine analysis in
       proceedings for offences under section 12
       Omit "practitioner or nurse" wherever occurring in section 35 (1).
       Insert instead "practitioner, nurse or prescribed sample taker".
[15]   Section 35 (1) (a), (b) and (c), (2) (a) and (3) (a)
       Omit "Division 4" wherever occurring.
       Insert instead "Division 3A, 4, 4A".
[16]   Section 37 Evidence of breath test, breath analysis, oral fluid test, oral
       fluid analysis or blood or urine analysis and related facts not admissible
       in insurance cases to prove intoxication or drug use
       Insert after section 37 (1) (b):
                    (b1) the fact that a person has undergone an oral fluid test or
                            provided a sample for oral fluid analysis under Division
                            3A,
                    (b2) the result of an oral fluid test or oral fluid analysis,
[17]   Section 37 (1) (c)
       Omit "section 9, 13 (2), 15 (4) or 16".
       Insert instead "section 9, 11B (1) or (3), 13 (2), 15 (4), 16, 18B (2), 18D (2),
       18E (9) or 18G (1)".
[18]   Section 37 (2)
       Omit "Division 4". Insert instead "Division 3A, 4, 4A".


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[19]   Section 37 (5) (b)
       Omit "section 9 or Division 3".
       Insert instead "section 9, 11B (1) or (3) or Division 3 or 3A".
[20]   Section 38 Double jeopardy in relation to alcohol and other drug
       offences
       Omit "16, 22 (2)" wherever occurring in section 38 (1) and (2).
       Insert instead "16, 18D (2), 18E (9), 18G (1), 22 (2), 24D (1) and (6)".
[21]   Section 38 (3A) and (3B)
       Insert after section 38 (3):
             (3A)      If a person has been convicted of an offence under section 11B,
                       the person is not liable to be convicted of an offence under section
                       12 (1) if the offence for which the person has been convicted and
                       the other offence arose directly or indirectly out of the same
                       circumstances.
             (3B)      If a person has been convicted of an offence under section 12 (1),
                       the person is not liable to be convicted of an offence under section
                       11B if the offence for which the person has been convicted and
                       the other offence arose directly or indirectly out of the same
                       circumstances.
[22]   Section 39 Personal liability for good faith taking of samples
       Omit "or nurse" wherever occurring in section 39 (1).
       Insert instead ", nurse or prescribed sample taker".
[23]   Section 39 (1) (b)
       Insert "or 4A" after "Division 4".
[24]   Section 39 (2)
       Omit the subsection. Insert instead:
              (2)      Subsection (1) extends to any person acting under the supervision
                       of the medical practitioner, nurse or prescribed sample taker as
                       referred to in section 18E (7), 24, 24B (9) or 27 (6).




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[25]   Part 2, Division 9
       Insert after Division 8 of Part 2:

       Division 9           Random breath and oral fluid testing at same
                            time
       39A   Police may conduct random breath and oral fluid testing at same
             time
              (1)   Nothing in this Act prevents a police officer requiring a person to
                    undergo both breath testing and oral fluid testing.
              (2)   If a police officer requests or signals a driver of a motor vehicle
                    to stop for the purpose of both section 13 (Power to conduct
                    random breath testing) and section 18B (Power to conduct
                    random oral fluid testing) and the driver fails to comply with the
                    request or signal, the driver may be convicted of an offence under
                    section 13 (5) or an offence under section 18B (5), but not both.
[26]   Schedule 2 Savings, transitional and other provisions
       Insert at the end of clause 1 (1):
                    Road Transport Legislation Amendment (Drug Testing) Act 2006
[27]   Schedule 2
       Insert at the end of the Schedule:

       Part 5       Provisions consequent on enactment of
                    Road Transport Legislation Amendment
                    (Drug Testing) Act 2006
         8   Review of Road Transport Legislation Amendment (Drug Testing)
             Act 2006
              (1)   The Minister is to review the Road Transport Legislation
                    Amendment (Drug Testing) Act 2006 (the amending Act) to
                    determine whether the policy objectives of the amending Act
                    remain valid and whether the terms of the amending Act remain
                    appropriate for securing those objectives.
              (2)   The review is to be undertaken as soon as possible after the period
                    of 12 months from the date of commencement of Division 3A or
                    4A of Part 2 of this Act (whichever is the earlier).
              (3)   A report on the outcome of the review is to be tabled in each
                    House of Parliament within 12 months after the end of the period
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[28]   Dictionary
       Insert in alphabetical order in clause 1:
                    approved oral fluid analysing instrument--see section 18A.
                    approved oral fluid testing device--see section 18A.
                    fatal accident means an accident on a road or road related area
                    involving a motor vehicle that results in the death of one or more
                    persons.
                    oral fluid analysis--see section 18A.
                    oral fluid test--see section 18A.
                    prescribed illicit drug means any of the following:
                    (a) delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (also known as THC),
                    (b) methylamphetamine (also known as speed),
                    (c) methylenedioxymethylamphetamine (also known                as
                          ecstasy).
                    prescribed sample taker means a person, or class of persons,
                    prescribed by the regulations as authorised to take the following
                    samples:
                    (a) samples of blood for the purposes of Division 3A of Part 2,
                    (b) samples of blood or urine, or both, for the purposes of
                          Divisions 4A and 5 of Part 2.




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Schedule 2             Amendment of other Acts
                                                                            (Section 4)

2.1 Crimes Act 1900 No 40
[1]   Section 52AA Dangerous driving: procedural matters
      Insert "--alcohol" after "intoxication" in the heading to section 52AA (2).
[2]   Section 52AA (2)
      Insert "or 4A" after "Division 4".
[3]   Section 52AA (3A) and (3B)
      Insert after section 52AA (3):
           (3A)     Evidence of intoxication--drugs
                    For the purposes of section 52A, evidence may be given of the
                    concentration of a drug (other than alcohol) present in the
                    accused's blood or urine at the time of the impact occasioning
                    death or grievous bodily harm occurring at a place that is not a
                    road or road related area within the meaning of the Road
                    Transport (General) Act 2005 (other than a road or road related
                    area that is the subject of a declaration made under section 15 (1)
                    (b) of that Act relating to all of the provisions of that Act) as
                    determined by a blood or urine analysis carried out in accordance
                    with Division 4 or 4A of Part 2 of the Road Transport (Safety and
                    Traffic Management) Act 1999.
            (3B)    Time of intoxication
                    A concentration of a drug (other than alcohol) determined by the
                    means referred to in subsection (3A) is taken to be the
                    concentration of the drug in the accused's blood or urine at the
                    time of the impact occasioning death or grievous bodily harm:
                     (a) if the blood or urine sample that was analysed was taken
                          within 4 hours after the impact, and
                    (b) unless the accused proves that there was no such drug in
                          the accused's blood or urine at the time of the impact.

2.2 Criminal Procedure Act 1986 No 209
      Section 283 Law enforcement devices
      Insert "33D," after "section 33," in section 283 (1) (a).




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2.3 Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002
    No 103
[1]    Sections 189A-189C
       Insert after section 189:
      189A   Power to prevent persons who are under the influence of alcohol
             or other drugs supervising learner drivers
              (1)      If a police officer is of the opinion that a person who was
                       occupying a seat in a motor vehicle next to a holder of a learner
                       licence while the holder of the learner licence was driving (or
                       about to drive) the motor vehicle is under the influence of alcohol
                       or any other drug, or a combination of drugs, the police officer
                       may prohibit the person from occupying a seat in a motor vehicle
                       next to a holder of a learner licence while the person is under the
                       influence of alcohol or that other drug or a combination of drugs.
              (2)      If the police officer is of the opinion that the person concerned is
                       under the influence of alcohol, the person is entitled to request
                       that the person undergo a breath test in order to determine
                       whether or not the person is under the influence of alcohol. If
                       such a request is made, the police officer may not take any action
                       under subsection (1) until the person undergoes the breath test.
              (3)      Despite subsection (2), a police officer may take action under
                       subsection (1) if the police officer reasonably suspects that the
                       person is likely to abscond before undergoing the breath test.
      189B   Power to prevent driving by persons who have failed oral fluid test
             or refused or failed to undergo oral fluid test or refused to provide
             oral fluid sample
              (1)      A police officer may exercise the powers referred to in subsection
                       (2) in respect of a person who is driving (or about to drive) a
                       motor vehicle if the person has:
                        (a) undergone an oral fluid test and the test has indicated that
                              one or more prescribed illicit drugs may be present in the
                              person's oral fluid, or
                       (b) refused or failed to undergo an oral fluid test, or
                        (c) refused or failed to provide an oral fluid sample in
                              accordance with the directions of a police officer.
              (2)      A police officer may:
                       (a) prohibit the person from driving a motor vehicle for a
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                    (b)    require the person to immediately hand over all ignition or
                           other keys of the motor vehicle in the person's actual
                           possession:
                            (i) to the police officer, or
                           (ii) to another person in the company of the person
                                  whom the police officer is satisfied is responsible
                                  and capable of exercising proper control of the
                                  motor vehicle, and
                    (c)    take such other steps as, in the opinion of the police officer,
                           are necessary in order:
                            (i) to immobilise the motor vehicle, or
                           (ii) to remove the motor vehicle to a place of safety and
                                  detain it at that place.
             (3)    In this section, oral fluid test and prescribed illicit drug have the
                    same meaning as in the Road Transport (Safety and Traffic
                    Management) Act 1999.
      189C   Power to prevent persons who have failed oral fluid test or refused
             or failed to undergo oral fluid test or refused to provide oral fluid
             sample supervising learner drivers
             (1)    A police officer may exercise the power referred to in subsection
                    (2) in respect of a person who was occupying a seat in a motor
                    vehicle next to a holder of a learner licence while the holder of
                    the learner licence was driving (or about to drive) the motor
                    vehicle if the person has:
                     (a) undergone an oral fluid test and the test has indicated that
                           one or more prescribed illicit drugs may be present in the
                           person's oral fluid, or
                    (b) refused or failed to undergo an oral fluid test, or
                     (c) refused or failed to provide an oral fluid sample in
                           accordance with the directions of a police officer.
             (2)    A police officer may prohibit the person from occupying a seat in
                    a motor vehicle next to a holder of a learner licence for a period
                    of 24 hours.
             (3)    In this section, oral fluid test and prescribed illicit drug have the
                    same meaning as in the Road Transport (Safety and Traffic
                    Management) Act 1999.
[2]    Section 190 Detention of keys or vehicles may be continued
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[3]   Section 190 (1)
      Omit "that section". Insert instead "either of those sections".
[4]   Section 190 (1) (a)
      Omit the paragraph. Insert instead:
                   (a) the return of the keys or the motor vehicle is requested by:
                         (i) in relation to a power exercised by a police officer
                               under section 189--any person, or
                        (ii) in relation to a power exercised by a police officer
                               under section 189B--any person (other than the
                               person referred to in section 189B (1)), and

2.4 Road Transport (General) Act 2005 No 11
[1]   Section 187 Court may impose penalty and disqualify driver on
      conviction
      Omit "section 9, 12 (1), 15 (4), 16, 43 or 70" from section 187 (6) (c).
      Insert instead "section 9, 11B, 12 (1), 15 (4), 16, 18D (2), 18E (9), 18G (1),
      24D (1), 43 or 70".
[2]   Section 188 Disqualification for certain major offences
      Omit "or" from paragraph (c) (viii) of the definition of convicted person in
      section 188 (1).
[3]   Section 188 (1), definition of "convicted person"
      Insert after paragraph (c) (viii):
                          (ix) section 11B, 18D (2), 18E (9), 18G (1) or 24D (1) of
                                 the Road Transport (Safety and Traffic
                                 Management) Act 1999, or
[4]   Section 188 (2) (a)
      Insert "or 11B (1) or (3)" after "section 9 (1A), (1) or (2)".
[5]   Section 188 (2) (c)
      Omit "section 29 (2)".
      Insert instead "section 18D (2), 18E (9), 18G (1), 24D (1) or 29 (2)".




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[6]   Section 188 (3) (a)
      Insert "or 11B (1) or (3)" after "section 9 (1A), (1) or (2)".
[7]   Section 188 (3) (c)
      Omit "section 29 (2)".
      Insert instead "section 18D (2), 18E (9), 18G (1), 24D (1) or 29 (2)".




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