Tasmanian Consolidated Acts Tasmanian Consolidated Acts
(1) A police officer may require any person who is driving a motor vehicle on a public street to undergo, at or near the place where the requirement is made, an oral fluid test.
(2) For the purpose of making a requirement under subsection (1), the police officer may direct the person, by signal or otherwise, to stop the vehicle.
(3) Where a police officer requires a person to undergo an oral fluid test under subsection (1), that person must comply with the requirement in the presence of that officer or another police officer and in accordance with such directions as may be given by that officer or that other officer.
(4) A requirement or direction under this section may be made by a police officer whether or not the officer has grounds for suspecting that a person may have a prescribed illicit drug in his or her blood.
(5) It is the duty of a police officer to ensure that he or she does not cause a person to be detained for a period longer than is necessary for the proper exercise of the powers conferred by this section.