2013

THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

ROAD TRANSPORT (ALCOHOL AND DRUGS) AMENDMENT REGULATION 2013 (No 1)

SL2013-7

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

Presented by
Simon Corbell MLA
Attorney-General

ROAD TRANSPORT (ALCOHOL AND DRUGS) AMENDMENT REGULATION 2013 (No 1)

Outline

This regulation is made under section 7 of the Road Transport (Alcohol and Drugs)
Act 1977, which provides for alcohol screening devices to be prescribed by regulation.

This Regulation prescribes the Alcolizer 5 Series as an alcohol screening device for the purposes of section 7 of the Road Transport (Alcohol and Drugs) Act 1977 (Meaning of alcohol screening device).  An alcohol screening device is used to sample a person’s breath to indicate if that person’s blood or breath contains the presence of alcohol.  The Alcolizer 5Series is a recently released model of handheld alcohol screening device, which has a shorter recalibration period and allows for faster testing that earlier models.  In addition, this model is Bluetooth enabled.

Notes on clauses

Clause 1	Name of regulation
This clause states the name of the regulation.

Clause 2	Commencement
This clause states that the regulation commences on the day after its notification day. 

Clause 3	Legislation amended
This clause states that this regulation amends the Road Transport (Alcohol and Drugs) Regulation 2000. 

Clause 4	Section 2(c)
This clause adds the Alcolizer 5 Series of alcohol screening devices to the list of alcohol screening devices permitted for use under section 7 of the Road Transport (Alcohol and Drugs) Act 1977 (Meaning of alcohol screening device).