Contents (1991 - 80)
Marine (Boating Safety—Alcohol and Drugs) Act 1991 No 80
Status information

Long title

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Name of Act
2 Commencement
3 Definitions
4 Application of Act
5 Prescribed concentrations of alcohol

Part 2 Offences relating to alcohol or other drugs

6 Operating vessel under influence of alcohol or other drug
7 Operating vessel or supervising juvenile with prescribed concentration of alcohol in blood
8 Double jeopardy
9 Application of section 10 of Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999
10 Cancellation and suspension of licences

Part 3 Provisions relating to breath analysis etc

Division 1 Preliminary

11 Interpretation

Division 2 Testing for alcohol

12 Breath testing
13 Breath analysis following breath testing
14 Blood or urine samples taken at hospitals from persons involved in accidents
15 Blood or urine samples taken for detecting drugs
16 Restrictions on requiring breath test, assessment, breath analysis or sample
16A Action by medical practitioner or nurse with respect to samples of blood taken under section 14 or 15
17 Action by medical practitioner or nurse with respect to samples of urine
18 Analysis of samples of urine
18A Limitation on arrangements for analysis of samples of blood and urine taken under section 14
19 Destruction of blood samples
20 Medical practitioners and nurses—protection from liability

Division 3 Offences relating to testing for alcohol or other drugs

21 Refusal to be tested
22 Interfering with results of test
23 Taking of samples by medical practitioner

Division 4 Certificate evidence in proceedings

24 Certificate evidence of concentration of alcohol in blood determined by breath analysis
25 Certificate evidence of concentration of alcohol in blood determined by analysis of sample of blood
26 Certificate evidence of presence of drugs
27 Certificate evidence may specify minimum concentrations

Division 5 Miscellaneous

28 Contracts of insurance
29 Blood samples taken in another State or Territory

Part 4 Powers of police officers and officers of Board

30 Powers of police officers and officers of Board
31 Identification of offender

Part 5 Miscellaneous

32 Act binds the Crown
33 Proceedings for offences
34 Regulations
35 Savings, transitional and other provisions
36 Amendment of other Acts
37 Consequential repeal of regulation

 Schedule 1 Savings, transitional and other provisions

 Schedule 2 Amendment of other Acts

Historical notes