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ROAD SAFETY (ALCOHOL AND DRUGS) AMENDMENT ACT 2017 (NO. 38 OF 2017) - SECT 28

Section 13C inserted
After section 13B of the Principal Act , the following section is inserted in Division 2:

13C.     Analysis of oral fluid samples by approved analyst

(1)  If a sample of a person's oral fluid is taken for analysis for the purposes of this Act –
(a) the sample is to be taken in accordance with the prescribed requirements and delivered to an approved analyst; and
(b) an approved analyst may analyse the sample.
(2)  If a sample of oral fluid taken from a person has been analysed under subsection (1)(b) , an approved analyst must ensure that a copy of the report of the analysis is provided to a police officer within 21 days after the completion of the report.
(3)  A police officer provided with a copy of a report under subsection (2) is to ensure that a copy of the report is given to the person who provided the sample of oral fluid.
(4)  The report referred to in subsection (2) made in respect of a sample of oral fluid is to state whether or not an illicit drug was present in the part of the sample analysed.



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