Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) In this Part:
"AIL", or alcohol ignition lock , means a device fitted to a motor vehicle that will prevent the starting of the vehicle unless:
(a) a sample of a person's breath is given through the device; and
(b) the sample indicates the person has a BrAC of less than 0.02 grams per 210 litres of exhaled breath.
"AIL licence", see section 10(4A) of the Motor Vehicles Act 1949 .
"AIL period", see sections 21(3)(b), 22(3)(b), 24(5)(b), 25(6A), 29AAA(3A)(b), 29AAE(3)(b) and 29AAH(3)(b).
"AIL vehicle", see section 10(4A) of the Motor Vehicles Act 1949 .
"approved AIL", see section 5(1) of the Motor Vehicles Act 1949 .
"BAC" means blood alcohol content.
"BrAC" means breath alcohol content.
"commercial passenger vehicle", see section 3(1) of the Commercial Passenger (Road) Transport Act 1991 .
"crash", see Australian Road Rules – dictionary.
"driving instructor" means a person approved under section 25B of the Motor Vehicles Act 1949 .
"drug" means a substance (other than alcohol):
(a) prescribed by the Regulations under section 28; or
(b) that, when consumed, ingested or used by a person deprives the person, temporarily or permanently, of the person's normal mental or physical faculties.
GVM or gross vehicle mass , see section 5(1) of the Motor Vehicles Act 1949 .
high range breath or blood alcohol content means:
(a) a BrAC of 0.15 grams or more of alcohol per 210 litres of exhaled breath; or
(b) a BAC of 0.15 grams or more of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood.
"immediate suspension offence" means an offence that attracts a notice of immediate suspension under section 29AAN.
low range breath or blood alcohol content means:
(a) a BrAC of 0.05 grams or more, but less than 0.08 grams, of alcohol per 210 litres of exhaled breath; or
(b) a BAC of 0.05 grams or more, but less than 0.08 grams, of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood.
"mandatory period", see sections 21(3)(b) , 22(3)(b), 24(5)(b), 25(6A), 29AAA(3A)(b), 29AAE(3)(b) and 29AAH(3)(b).
medium range breath or blood alcohol content means:
(a) a BrAC of 0.08 grams or more, but less than 0.15 grams, of alcohol per 210 litres of exhaled breath; or
(b) a BAC of 0.08 grams or more, but less than 0.15 grams, of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood.
"prohibited drug", see section 19A.
"road", see Australian Road Rules – dictionary.
"road-related area", see Australian Road Rules – dictionary.
"saliva test" means a test of a sample of a person's saliva to ascertain whether a prohibited drug may be present in the person's body.
(2) In this Part:
"drive":
(a) means the act of driving a motor vehicle; and
(b) includes starting the engine of a motor vehicle; and
(c) also includes putting a vehicle in motion; and
(d) includes attempting to do any of those things;
on a road, road-related area or public place.
(3) In this Part, a police officer directs a person to pull over (or pulls a driver over) when the officer signals to the person to bring the motor vehicle the person is driving to a stop near where the signal is made.
(4) In this Part, a reference to a failure to:
(a) submit to a breath test or breath analysis; or
(b) submit to a saliva test; or
(c) provide a sample of blood for analysis;
is taken to be a reference to:
(d) a refusal or failure to submit to a breath test or breath analysis, or to provide a sufficient sample of breath for a breath test or breath analysis; or
(e) a refusal or failure to submit to a saliva test or provide a sufficient sample of saliva; or
(f) a refusal or failure to submit to the taking of a sample of blood;
respectively.
(5) In this Part, a reference to driving under the influence of alcohol or a drug is taken to be a reference to driving a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol or a drug, or any combination of alcohol and a drug or drugs, to such an extent as to be incapable of having proper control of the vehicle.
(6) In this Part, a reference to a period for which a person is disqualified from obtaining a licence is a reference to such a period decided by the court ordering the disqualification.