Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

MOTOR TRAFFIC (ALCOHOL AND DRUGS) (AMENDMENT) ACT 1989 (NO. 24 OF 1989) - SECT 6

6. After section 15 of the Principal Act the following section is inserted:

“15A. (1) If only 1 sealed container of a particular person's blood has been put in a one-way box for collection by an approved analyst, the analyst shall analyse the blood to ascertain the concentration of alcohol in the blood.

“(2) If 2 sealed containers of a particular person's blood have been put in a one-way box for collection by an approved analyst, the analyst shall—

        (a)     analyse the blood in 1 of the containers to ascertain the concentration of alcohol in the blood; and

        (b)     keep the other container sealed and under refrigeration until—

              (i)     the person, or another person authorised in writing by the first-mentioned person to collect the unanalysed blood sample, requests the analyst to give him or her that sample; or

              (ii)     the period of 6 months after the blood was taken from the person ends;

whichever happens first.”.