Western Australian Consolidated Regulations Western Australian Consolidated Regulations (1) A urine sample
shall be collected by a medical practitioner or registered nurse in the
container for collecting urine provided in the urine sampling equipment and no
other.
(2) The medical
practitioner or registered nurse shall —
(a)
examine the package containing the urine sampling equipment produced to him,
and in the presence of the person producing it, ensure that —
(i)
the package is sealed and intact; and
(ii)
the indicated expiry date for the use of the equipment
has not passed;
(b) not
use any urine sampling equipment contained in a package that is not sealed and
intact or in respect of which the indicated expiry date has passed;
(c)
collect a sample of urine from the subject;
(d) pour
as much of the urine into the 2 specimen containers as is necessary to enable
an analysis of the urine to be made;
(e)
ensure that the cap on each specimen container is securely tightened.
[Regulation 8 amended in Gazette
30 Jan 2001 p. 626 and 627.]