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TRAFFIC ACT - SECT 29AAL

Right to communicate with medical practitioner

29AAL. Right to communicate with medical practitioner

(1) A person who is in custody after undergoing a breath analysis or after giving a sample of blood under this Act may ask to communicate with a medical practitioner for the purpose of requesting the medical practitioner to do any of the following:

(a) examine the person;

(b) take a sample of the person's blood;

(c) arrange for a sample of the person's blood to be taken by another medical practitioner, a registered nurse or a qualified person.

(2) If a request is made under subsection (1), a police officer must make arrangements that are reasonable in the circumstances for the person to communicate with a medical practitioner.



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