Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated ActsIn this part--
alcohol test means a test for deciding whether a relevant member is over the limit applying to the member when the test is conducted.
analyst means a person who, under section 5A.4A, is appointed as an analyst.
authorised person means--
(a) in all cases--the commissioner or deputy commissioner; or
(b) for an alcohol test or a random alcohol test--
(i) if the person to be tested is a police recruit or a staff member--a commissioned officer; or
(ii) otherwise--the assistant commissioner or a commissioned officer who holds rank above the rank of the person to be tested; or
(c) for periodic testing of an operative--
(i) the assistant commissioner; or
(ii) a commissioned officer who--
(d) for a test to be conducted because of section 5A.8(c)--
(i) if the person to be tested is a police recruit or a staff member--a commissioned officer; or
(ii) otherwise--the assistant commissioner or a commissioned officer who holds rank above the rank of the person to be tested; or
(e) for section 5A.10 or section 5A.14--
(i) if the person to be tested is a police recruit or a staff member--a commissioned officer; or
(ii) otherwise--the assistant commissioner or a commissioned officer who holds rank above the rank of the person to be tested.
critical area means any of the following in which a staff member or recruit performs functions for the police service--
(a) a communications centre;
(b) a driver training facility;
(c) a facility used for storing dangerous drugs under the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000, chapter 21, part 4;
(d) a magazine used for storing explosives;
(e) a police armoury or weapons collection facility;
(f) a property point as defined under the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000;
(g) a watch-house;
(h) a weapons training facility;
(i) the unit known as the police air wing;
(j) a place prescribed under a regulation as a critical area.
critical incident means--
(a) an incident in which it was necessary for an officer on duty to discharge a firearm in circumstances that caused or could have caused injury to a person; or
(b) a death of a person in custody; or
(c) either of the following in which a person dies or because of which a person is admitted to hospital for treatment of injuries--
(i) a vehicle pursuit;
(ii) a workplace incident at a police station or police establishment.
dangerous drug means a dangerous drug under the Drugs Misuse Act 1986.
deputy commissioner means the executive officer holding rank as deputy commissioner.
evidence, of a targeted substance in a person's urine, includes evidence of the presence of the following in the person's urine--
(a) a targeted substance;
(b) a substance that is used in a targeted substance;
(c) a metabolite of a targeted substance.
general alcohol limit means the general alcohol limit under section 5A.6(1)(c).
low alcohol limit means the low alcohol limit under section 5A.6(1)(b).
medical examination includes medical assessment and test, whether physical or mental.
no alcohol limit means the no alcohol limit under section 5A.6(1)(a).
operative means a police officer who is--
(a) a participant in an authorised operation under the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000, chapter 11; or
(b) a covert operative for a controlled operation under the Crime and Misconduct Act 2001, chapter 3, part 6A.
over the limit, in relation to a relevant member, means the member is over the general alcohol limit, the low alcohol limit or the no alcohol limit applying to the member.
random alcohol test means an alcohol test conducted under section 5A.9.
relevant member see section 5A.3.
targeted substance means--
(a) a dangerous drug; or
(b) another substance mentioned in section 5A.4 (c) or (d).
targeted substance test means a test for deciding whether a relevant member has evidence of a targeted substance in the member's urine.