Tasmanian Consolidated Acts Tasmanian Consolidated Acts
(1) Subject to subsection (2), a person who drives a motor vehicle while a prescribed illicit drug is present in his or her blood is guilty of an offence.
Penalty:
Fine not exceeding 2 penalty units.
(2) A person does not commit an offence against subsection (1) if the prescribed illicit drug was obtained and administered in accordance with the Poisons Act 1971.
(3) A court that convicts a person of an offence against subsection (1) must, in addition to imposing a fine, disqualify the person from driving for a period not exceeding 3 months.
(4) When a court imposes a disqualification from driving under this section, it must suspend or cancel any Australian driver licence held by the person against whom the disqualification is imposed, as required by section 17 of the Vehicle and Traffic Act 1999.