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Land Transport Act 1998

Miscellaneous provisions

209A: Analysing oral fluid or blood specimens for statistical or research purposes related to use of drugs or alcohol

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"Testing bodily samples for drug and alcohol research"

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You can analyse oral fluid or blood for research. This is for studying drug or alcohol use. You can do this in a special lab. You can test oral fluid taken under sections 71A to 71C and 71DE. You can also test blood taken under section 72 or 73. These tests cannot be used in court. The samples must be kept private. This rule does not limit other ways you can use the samples.

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Part 15Miscellaneous provisions

209AAnalysing oral fluid or blood specimens for statistical or research purposes related to use of drugs or alcohol

  1. A person may, for statistical or research purposes related to the use of drugs or alcohol, analyse or re-analyse in an approved laboratory—

  2. an oral fluid sample taken from a person under any of sections 71A to 71C and 71DE:
    1. a blood specimen from a person taken under section 72 or 73.

      1. Subsection (1) applies to any blood specimen taken under this Act before, during, or after it comes into force.

      2. No analysis of an oral fluid sample or a blood specimen under subsection (1) may be used as evidence in any proceedings for an offence.

      3. An oral fluid sample or a blood specimen analysed or re-analysed under subsection (1) must be treated in a manner that does not identify the person from whom the oral fluid sample or blood specimen is taken.

      4. Nothing in this section limits the purposes for which an oral fluid sample or a blood specimen may be analysed or re-analysed under this Act.

      Notes
      • Section 209A: inserted, on , by section 26 of the Land Transport Amendment Act 2009 (2009 No 17).
      • Section 209A heading: amended, on , by section 39(1) of the Land Transport (Drug Driving) Amendment Act 2022 (2022 No 5).
      • Section 209A(1): replaced, on , by section 39(2) of the Land Transport (Drug Driving) Amendment Act 2022 (2022 No 5).
      • Section 209A(1)(a): amended, on , by section 38 of the Land Transport (Drug Driving) Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 12).
      • Section 209A(3): amended, on , by section 39(3) of the Land Transport (Drug Driving) Amendment Act 2022 (2022 No 5).
      • Section 209A(4): replaced, on , by section 39(4) of the Land Transport (Drug Driving) Amendment Act 2022 (2022 No 5).
      • Section 209A(5): inserted, on , by section 39(4) of the Land Transport (Drug Driving) Amendment Act 2022 (2022 No 5).