Western Australian Current Regulations

PRISONS REGULATIONS 1982 - REG 26B

26B .         Superintendent may direct that samples are to be taken

        (1)         The superintendent may direct a prison officer to take a sample at random of —

            (a)         the blood, saliva, sweat or urine of prisoners to determine whether an aggravated drug offence or an aggravated alcohol offence has been committed by any prisoner; or

            (b)         the breath of prisoners to determine whether an aggravated alcohol offence has been committed by any prisoner.

        (2)         The superintendent may direct a prison officer to take a sample of the blood, saliva, sweat, breath or urine of a prisoner if the superintendent has reasonable grounds for suspecting (from the superintendent’s own observations or otherwise) that the prisoner has committed an aggravated drug offence or an aggravated alcohol offence.

        (3)         This regulation is subject to regulation 26C.

        [Regulation 26B inserted: Gazette 7 Apr 2000 p. 1820.]