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Land Transport Act 1998

Driving offences involving drink or drugs, and penalties and procedures - Enforcement procedures for offences involving use of qualifying drugs - Process B: sample sufficient only for laboratory testing obtained

71DC: Obtaining elective oral fluid sample

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"How to Give an Oral Fluid Sample to a Police Officer"

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You need to give an oral fluid sample if a certain rule applies. The enforcement officer will ask you for a sample. They will take the sample in a way that is prescribed in regulations.

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Enforcement procedures for offences involving use of qualifying drugs: Process B: sample sufficient only for laboratory testing obtained

71DCObtaining elective oral fluid sample

  1. This section applies if section 71DB(4)(a) applies.

  2. The enforcement officer must—

  3. request that the person provide an elective oral fluid sample; and
    1. in accordance with the applicable procedure prescribed in regulations, take a sample that, to the extent that is reasonably practicable, is sufficient for a private analyst to carry out analysis.

      Notes
      • Section 71DC: inserted, on , by section 23 of the Land Transport (Drug Driving) Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 12).