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RAIL SAFETY (NATIONAL UNIFORM LEGISLATION) ACT 2012 (NO 27 OF 2012) - SECT 23

Rail safety worker not obliged to comply with requirement in certain circumstances

    (1)     A rail safety worker who is still on railway premises after carrying out rail safety work is not obliged to comply with a requirement made under section 127(1) of the Rail Safety National Law (NT) to submit to a drug screening test or oral fluid analysis (or both) if:

    (a)     the worker is not involved in a prescribed notifiable occurrence; and

    (b)     more than 30 minutes have passed since the worker carried out the work.

    (2)     A rail safety worker who is involved in a prescribed notifiable occurrence is not obliged to comply with a requirement made under section 127(1) of the Rail Safety National Law (NT) to submit to a drug screening test or oral fluid analysis (or both) if:

    (a)     more than 4 hours have passed since the worker was involved in the occurrence; or

    (b)     the worker:

        (i)     has completed rail safety work for the work shift and departed from his or her work location for the work shift; and

        (ii)     was unaware of the occurrence when the worker completed work for the work shift.



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