Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

ROAD TRANSPORT (ALCOHOL AND DRUGS) ACT 1977

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Act  
   2.      Dictionary  
   3.      Notes  
   4.      Offences against Act—application of Criminal Code etc  
   4A.     Meaning of public place  
   4B.     Meaning of special driver  
   4C.     Meaning of level of alcohol concentration  
   4D.     Meaning of repeat offender and first offender  
   5.      Approval of instruments etc  
   6.      Approval of operators, analysts and laboratories  

   PART 2--EXAMINATION OF PEOPLE FOR ALCOHOL OR DRUGS

   8.      Power to require screening test if vehicle not involved in  
   9.      Power to require screening test if motor vehicle involved in  
   10.     Power to require screening test for culpable driving  
   11.     Detention for breath analysis  
   12.     Breath analysis  
   13.     Precautions for privacy  
   14.     Restrictions on screening tests and breath analyses  
   15.     Taking blood samples from people in custody  
   15AA.   Taking blood samples from people in hospital  
   15A.    Analysis of blood samples  
   15B.    Statements to be provided  
   16.     Medical examinations  
   16A.    Analysis of body samples  
   17.     Exemptions from requirements to take blood samples or carry out  
   18.     Protection of police officers and medical staff  
   18A.    Taking blood samples from people involved in accidents  

   PART 3--OFFENCES

   19.     Prescribed blood alcohol concentration exceeded  
   21.     Defence if person did not intend to drive motor vehicle  
   22.     Refusing to provide breath sample  
   23.     Refusing blood test etc  
   24.     Driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor or a drug  
   24A.    Driver etc intoxicated  

   PART 4--PENALTIES

   26.     Fines and imprisonment—s 19 offences  
   27.     Imprisonment—s 22, s 23 and s 24 offences  
   29.     Conditional release of convicted person  
   30.     Power of the court to mitigate total amount to be paid by convicted  
   32.     Automatic driver licence disqualification—first offenders, s 19  
   33.     Automatic driver licence disqualification—repeat offenders, s  
   34.     Automatic driver licence disqualification—offences other than s  
   38.     Additional powers of court  

   PART 7--EVIDENCE

   41.     Certificate of evidence  
   41A.    Evidence for insurance purposes  
   42.     Effect of noncompliance—analysis of breath or blood  
   42A.    Effect of noncompliance—analysis of body sample  
   42B.    Effect of noncompliance—refusal to give sample of breath  
   43.     Oral evidence about s 41 certificate  

   PART 8--REHABILITATION PROGRAMS

   44.     Approval of programs  

   PART 9--MISCELLANEOUS

   45.     Power of arrest  
   46.     Penalty for escaping from custody  
   47.     Right of arrested person to medical examination  
   48.     When police officer may move person's motor vehicle  
   49.     Default term of imprisonment  
   50.     References to Motor Traffic (Alcohol and Drugs) Act etc  
   51.     Regulation-making power  
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           DICTIONARY
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