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Maritime Transport Act 1994

Drug and alcohol testing by Director

40ZC: Use of test results in criminal proceedings

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"When can drug or alcohol test results be used in a criminal court case?"

If you are in a criminal court case, the results of a drug or alcohol test done by the Director can only be used in certain situations. You can use these test results if someone is accused of breaking a rule in the Maritime Transport Act 1994, the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015, or the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996. The test results cannot be used in any other type of criminal case.

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Part 4BDrug and alcohol testing by Director

40ZCUse of test results in criminal proceedings

  1. Test results obtained from Director testing are not admissible in any criminal proceedings other than the prosecution of an offence against any of the following:

  2. this Act:
    1. the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015:
      1. the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996.

        Notes
        • Section 40ZC: inserted, on , by section 5 of the Maritime Transport Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 48).