Road Safety (Alcohol and Drugs) Regulations 2018 (Tas)

Road Safety (Alcohol and Drugs) Regulations 2018

I, the Governor in and over the State of Tasmania and its Dependencies in the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, make the following regulations under the Road Safety (Alcohol and Drugs) Act 1970 .

19 November 2018

C. WARNER

Governor

By Her Excellency's Command,

MICHAEL DARREL JOSEPH FERGUSON

Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Management

PART 1 - Preliminary

1. Short title These regulations may be cited as the Road Safety (Alcohol and Drugs) Regulations 2018 .

2. Commencement These regulations take effect on the day on which the Road Safety (Alcohol and Drugs) Amendment Act 2017 commences.

3. Interpretation (1) In these regulations – the Act means the Road Safety (Alcohol and Drugs) Act 1970 ; the Marine Act means the Marine Safety (Misuse of Alcohol) Act 2006 . (2) In these regulations, a reference to a form by number is a reference to the form of that number in Schedule 1 .

PART 2 - Administrative

4. Qualified persons For the purposes of paragraph (b) of the definition of qualified person in section 2(1) of the Act, the following qualifications are prescribed: (a) a Certificate III in Pathology Collection or an equivalent certificate; (b) a Certificate IV in Pathology or an equivalent certificate.

5. Qualifications for approved analysts For the purposes of section 3(3) of the Act – (a) the prescribed qualification for an approved analyst is – (i) a Bachelor of Science; or (ii) a Bachelor of Pharmacy; or (iii) a qualification, or experience, that, in the opinion of the Minister, is equivalent to subparagraph (i) or (ii) ; and (b) the prescribed experience for an approved analyst is the equivalent of at least 2 full years of postgraduate experience in the field of chemistry, pharmacy or toxicology.