5. Section 15 of the Principal Act is amended—
(a) by inserting in subsection (1) “or a nurse” after “practitioner”;
(b) by inserting after subsection (2) the following subsection:
“(2A) A reference in this section to the taking of a blood sample shall be read as a reference to the taking of a blood sample pursuant to a requirement under subsection (1).”;
(c) by omitting subsection (4) and substituting the following subsection:
“(4) A medical practitioner or nurse shall not refuse to take a sample of a person's blood for analysis—
(a) if permitted to do so by the person under subsection (1); or
(b) if the practitioner or nurse is of the opinion that the person is, because of his or her medical condition, incapable of giving or refusing permission to the taking of such a sample—if requested to do so by a police officer under this section.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.”;
(d) by inserting in subsections (5) and (6) “or nurse” after “practitioner”; and
(e) by omitting subsections (8), (9) and (10).