South Australian Numbered Acts South Australian Numbered Acts4—Amendment of section 4—Interpretation
(1)
Section 4—after the definition of "the Advisory Council insert:
"alcotest" means a test, by means of apparatus approved for the purpose of
conducting alcotests under the Road Traffic Act 1961 , by which the
presence of alcohol in the blood of a person who exhales into the apparatus is
indicated;
"analyst" has the same meaning as in the Controlled Substances Act 1984
;
"biological sample" means a sample of urine, saliva or sweat;
(2)
Section 4—delete the definition of "drug" and substitute:
"drug" means—
(a)
alcohol; or
(b) a
substance that is a prescription drug, a drug of dependence or a prohibited
substance under the Controlled Substances Act 1984 ;
"drug test" means an alcotest or a prescribed procedure; and
"drug testing" has a corresponding meaning;
(3)
Section 4—after the definition of "manager" insert:
"nearest police station", in relation to a person who has been arrested
without warrant under this Act, means the police station nearest to the place
of arrest at which facilities are continuously available for the care and
custody of the person arrested;
(4)
Section 4—after the definition of "police prison" insert:
"prescribed procedure" means a procedure, prescribed by regulation, consisting
of the taking of a biological sample from a person for analysis for the
purpose of ascertaining the presence of a drug in the body of the person from
whom the sample was taken;