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ROAD TRANSPORT (ALCOHOL AND DRUGS) ACT 1977 - SECT 13B

Power to require drug screening test if vehicle involved in accident––driver

    (1)     If a motor vehicle is involved in an accident on a road or road related area, a police officer may require a person to undergo 1 or more drug screening tests in accordance with the directions of the officer—

        (a)     if the police officer has reasonable cause to suspect that the person was the driver of the motor vehicle at the time of the accident; or

        (b)     if—

              (i)     the police officer does not know or has doubt as to who was the driver of the motor vehicle at the time of the accident; and

              (ii)     the police officer has reasonable cause to suspect that the person was in the vehicle at the time of the accident.

    (2)     The person must remain at the place where the drug screening test is being carried out until the test is completed in accordance with the police officer's directions.



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