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Maritime Transport Act 1994

Regulation of alcohol consumption by seafarers

40G: Blood test fee

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"Paying for a blood test if you break the law at sea"

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You are a seafarer and you get a blood test. If you are found guilty of breaking the law under section 40C(2), you have to pay a blood test fee. This fee is what was set on the day you broke the law. You also have to pay any medical expenses related to the blood test. The medical expenses you pay cannot be more than what it actually costs to take a blood specimen. The blood test fee and medical expenses are like a fine that you have to pay because you were found guilty.

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Part 4ARegulation of alcohol consumption by seafarers

40GBlood test fee

  1. A seafarer who, having undergone a blood test, is convicted of an offence against section 40C(2) is liable to pay the blood test fee that applied on the day on which the offence was committed and any associated medical expenses; and the blood test fee and any associated medical expenses are deemed to be a fine imposed on the conviction of the seafarer for the offence.

  2. The medical expenses referred to in subsection (1) may not exceed the actual and reasonable medical expenses associated with the taking of a blood specimen.

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  • Section 40G: inserted, on , by section 12 of the Maritime Transport Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 84).