Western Australian Consolidated Regulations Western Australian Consolidated Regulations (1) A sample of the
blood of a prisoner shall be taken —
(a) with
a sterile syringe and discharged into a sterile container; and
(b) by a
medical officer or an officer who is a nurse, as defined in the Nurses
Act 1992 2 .
(2) A sample of the
breath of a prisoner shall be taken —
(a) by
means of apparatus of a type approved for that purpose; and
(b) by
an officer who has been approved to use that apparatus.
(3) A sample of the
sweat of a prisoner shall be taken —
(a) by
means of a sweat patch, of a type approved for that purpose, attached to the
prisoner for not more than 7 days; and
(b) by a
prison officer or other approved person who has successfully completed
approved training as to the application and removal of sweat patches.
[Regulation 26C inserted in Gazette
7 Apr 2000 p. 1821; amended in Gazette 12 Apr 2001
p. 2099; 3 Apr 2007 p. 1495.]