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TRANSPORT AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2011 No. 12 - SECT 105

105 Amendment of s 80 (Breath and saliva tests, and analysis and laboratory tests)

(1) Section 80(2), subsection heading, after 'breath'—

insert—

'or saliva'.

(2) Section 80(2), (15G) and (16F), '2 hours'—

omit, insert—

'3 hours'.

(3) Section 80(2), after 'by the person'—

insert—

', a specimen of saliva for a saliva test by the person, or both'.

(4) Section 80(2AA)â€

omit.

(5) Section 80(2B)(a), (2C), (3), (5), (5A), (6)(b) and (8C), ', (2AA)'—

omit.

(6) Section 80(4)â€

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'(4) Time limits for requirement for specimen

'A requirement must not be made under subsection (2) or (2A) unless it is made as soon as practicable and within 3 hours after the event happens that authorises the police officer to make the requirement under the subsection.'.

(7) Section 80(8D)(b)â€

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'(b) the requirement is made as soon as practicable and within 3 hours of the event that authorises the police officer to make the authorising requirement.'.

(8) Section 80(8J), after 'Operator of'—

insert—

'saliva'.

(9) Section 80(8J), 'breath analysing instrument or'—

omit.

(10) Section 80(8J)(b), from 'the specimen of breath' to 'analysis or'—

omit.

(11) Section 80(10)(a)â€

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'(a) is a person whom a police officer may require under subsection (2) or (2A) to provide a specimen of breath for a breath test or a specimen of saliva for a saliva test; and'.

(12) Section 80(10E), 'mentioned in subsection (10)(a)(i)'—

omit, insert—

'whom a police officer may require under subsection (2) or (2A) to provide a specimen of breath for a breath test'.

(13) Section 80(10EA), 'mentioned in subsection (10)(a)(ii)'—

omit, insert—

'whom a police officer may require under subsection (2) or (2A) to provide a specimen of saliva for a saliva test'.

(14) Section 80(15), 'must deliver—'—

omit, insert—

'must—'.

(15) Section 80(15)(a)â€

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'(a) either—
(i) if the specimen was analysed by the police officer who made the requisition—retain 1 copy of the certificate; or
(ii) otherwise—deliver 1 copy of the certificate to the police officer who made the requisition; and'.

(16) Section 80(15)(b), 'the other'—

omit, insert—

'deliver the other'.

(17) Section 80(15B), 'and must deliver'—

omit, insert—

'and must'.

(18) Section 80(15B)(g)â€

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'(g) either—
(i) if the operator of the breath analysing instrument is the police officer who made the requisition—retain 1 copy of the certificate; or
(ii) otherwise—deliver 1 copy of the certificate to the police officer who made the requisition; and'.

(19) Section 80(15B)(h), 'the other copy'—

omit, insert—

'deliver the other copy'.

(20) Section 80(16F), 'Two'—

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'Three'.



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