This legislation has been repealed.
- As at 1 July 2013 - Act 20 of 1999 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Long Title PART 1 - PRELIMINARY Note 1. Name of Act 2. Commencement 3. Objects of Act 4. Definitions 5. Act to bind Crown 6. Application of Commonwealth Acts Interpretation Act 7. Notes PART 2 - ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG USE Division 1 - Interpretation 8. General definitions 8A. Prescribed concentrations of alcohol 8B. Measurement of alcohol concentrations Division 1AA - Offences involving prescribed concentrations of alcohol 9. Presence of prescribed concentration of alcohol in person's breath or blood 10. Alternative verdicts for lesser offences 11. Presence of higher concentration of alcohol not defence 11A. Defence for offence relating to novice range prescribed concentration of alcohol Division 1A - Offences involving certain drugs (other than alcohol) in oral fluid, blood or urine 11B. Presence of certain drugs (other than alcohol) in oral fluid, blood or urine Division 2 - Offences involving driving under the influence of alcohol or other drug 12. Use or attempted use of a vehicle under the influence of alcohol or any other drug Division 3 - Random breath testing and breath analysis 13. Power to conduct random breath testing 14. Arrest following failed breath test 15. Breath analysis following arrest 16. Offence--wilfully altering alcohol concentration following request for breath test or breath analysis 17. When breath test or breath analysis not permitted 18. Procedure to be followed after breath analysis Division 3A - Random oral fluid testing for prescribed illicit drugs 18A. Definitions 18B. Power to conduct random oral fluid testing 18C. Arrest following failed oral fluid test or refusal or inability to undergo test 18D. Providing an oral fluid sample for oral fluid analysis following arrest 18E. Taking blood sample following arrest 18F. When oral fluid test or sampling not permitted 18G. Offences related to testing and sampling for drugs 18H. Prohibited analysis Division 4 - Blood analysis of accident patients following accidents 19. Hospitals to which this Division applies 20. Blood samples to be taken in hospitals from accident patients 21. Offence--failure to take blood sample 22. Offence--hindering or obstructing health professional taking blood sample 23. Analysis of samples of blood taken under this Division 24. Supervisee may perform functions of medical practitioner under this Division Division 4A - Blood and urine analysis of persons who are not accident patients following fatal accidents 24A. Power to arrest persons involved in fatal accidents for blood and urine tests 24B. Procedure for taking samples following arrest 24C. When taking of samples not permitted 24D. Offences related to testing for drugs Division 5 - Sobriety assessments and related drug analysis 25. Police officer may require sobriety assessment 26. Arrest following failure to submit to (or pass) sobriety assessment 27. Procedure for taking samples following arrest 28. When sobriety assessment and taking of samples not permitted 29. Offences related to sobriety assessments and testing for drugs Division 6 - Detention of vehicle for safe-keeping 30. (Repealed) 31. Detention of vehicle in certain cases Division 7 - Evidentiary and other procedural matters 32. Evidence of alcohol concentration revealed by breath or blood analysis in proceedings for offence under section 9 33. Certificate evidence about breath or blood analysis in proceedings for offences under section 9 33A. Evidence of presence of prescribed illicit drug revealed by oral fluid analysis in proceedings for offence under section 11B 33B. Certificate evidence about oral fluid analysis in proceedings for offences under section 11B 33C. Evidence of presence of drug revealed by blood or urine analysis in proceedings for offence under section 11B 33D. Certificate evidence about blood or urine analysis in proceedings for offences under section 11B 34. Evidence of drugs revealed by blood or urine analysis in proceedings for offence under section 12 35. Certificate evidence about blood or urine analysis in proceedings for offences under section 12 36. Certificate evidence may specify minimum concentrations 37. Evidence of breath test, breath analysis, oral fluid test, oral fluid analysis or blood or urine analysis and related facts not admissible in insurance cases to prove intoxication or drug use 38. Double jeopardy in relation to alcohol and other drug offences Division 8 - Personal liability of sample takers 39. Personal liability for good faith taking of samples Division 9 - Random breath and oral fluid testing at same time 39A. Police may conduct random breath and oral fluid testing at same time PART 3 - SPEEDING AND OTHER DANGEROUS DRIVING Division 1 - Speeding and other dangerous driving offences 40. Races, attempts on speed records and other speed trials 41. Conduct associated with road and drag racing and other activities 42. Negligent, furious or reckless driving 43. Menacing driving Division 2 - Speed measurement 43A. Average speed of heavy vehicle is evidence of actual speed in certain circumstances 44. Approved speed measuring devices 45. Approved camera recording devices 46. Certificates concerning use of approved speed measuring devices 47. Photographic evidence of speeding offences 47A. Approved average speed detection devices 47B. Photographic evidence for use in proceedings involving average speed 48. Sale, purchase or use of prohibited speed measuring evasion articles 49. Surrender and forfeiture of prohibited speed measuring evasion articles PART 4 - TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES Division 1 - Installation, display and removal of prescribed traffic control devices 50. Interpretation 51. Appropriate authority for the purposes of this Division 52. Unauthorised prescribed traffic control devices 53. Removal of unauthorised prescribed traffic control devices 54. Cost of removal of prescribed traffic control device 55. Prescribed traffic control devices presumed to be lawfully installed or displayed except for purposes of section 52 Division 2 - Monitoring of traffic light offences 56. Approved camera detection device 57. Photographic evidence of traffic light offences Division 3 - Monitoring of public transport lane offences 57A. Approved traffic lane camera devices 57B. Photographic evidence of public transport lane offences Division 4 - Approval of devices to detect several kinds of traffic offences 57C. Approval of devices for multiple detection functions PART 5 - VEHICLE SAFETY AND ACCIDENTS Division 1 - Offences relating to unsafe loads 58. Unsafe loads Division 2 - Monitoring of heavy vehicles and vehicles carrying dangerous goods 59. Definitions 60. Application of this Division 61. Vehicles to be fitted with monitoring devices in working order 62. Vehicle movement record to be preserved 63. Vehicle movement record to be carried by driver 64. Inspection of monitoring devices and records carried on vehicles 65. Seizure of monitoring devices and records 66. Production of records by responsible persons 67. Tampering with monitoring devices or vehicle movement records 68. Exemptions 69. Evidence of vehicle movement record Division 2A - Speed limiting of heavy vehicles 69A. Definitions 69B. Application of Division 69C. Vehicles to be speed limited 69D. Certificate evidence of speed limiter compliance 69E. Photographic evidence of speed of vehicle 69F. Liability of offender for speed offence and giving of evidence of speed unaffected Division 3 - Duties of participants and others involved in road accidents 70. Offence of failing to stop and assist after impact causing injury PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS 71. Regulations 72. Regulations may exclude vehicles, persons and animals from this Act and the regulations 72A. Rules 73. Use of samples for accident research 73A. Rebuttal of evidence of matters of specialised knowledge 74. (Repealed) 75. Removal of dangers and obstructions to traffic 76. Removal of unattended motor vehicles or trailers from certain places 76A. Removal of vehicles--incidental provisions relating to towing 77. Unpaid fees or charges 78. Savings, transitional and other provisions 79. Review of Act SCHEDULE 1 SCHEDULE 2 SCHEDULE 99 Dictionary