2016

THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

ROAD TRANSPORT (ALCOHOL AND DRUGS) AMENDMENT REGULATION 2016 (No 1)
SL2016-22

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

                                                    			          Circulated by authority of Shane Rattenbury MLA
Minister for Road Safety

Road Transport (ALCOHOL AND DRUGS) Amendment Regulation 2016 (No 1)

Introduction
This explanatory statement relates to the Road Transport (Alcohol and Drugs) Amendment Regulation 2016 (No 1) (the regulation) as presented to the Legislative Assembly. It has been prepared in order to assist the reader of the regulation and to help inform debate on it. It does not form part of the regulation and has not been endorsed by the Assembly. 
The Statement must be read in conjunction with the regulation. It is not, and is not meant to be, a comprehensive description of the regulation. What is said about a provision is not taken as an authoritative guide to the meaning of a provision, this being a task for the courts. 
Outline
This regulation amends the Road Transport (Alcohol and Drugs) Regulation 2000.
This regulation is made under section 7 of the Road Transport (Alcohol and Drugs) Act 1977 (Meaning of alcohol screening device), which provides for alcohol screening devices to be prescribed by regulation.  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.  
This regulation prescribes the Alcolizer LE 5 Series as an alcohol screening device for the purposes of section 7 of that Act.  The Alcolizer LE 5 Series is a variant of the previously prescribed Alcolizer 5 Series, specifically designed for use by law enforcement.  There is no substantive difference between the LE 5 Series and Alcolizer 5 Series.   
It is not considered that there are any human rights implications associated with this amendment.  
There are no climate change implications associated with this amendment.

Notes on clauses
Clause 1           Name of regulation
This is a formal provision that sets out the name of the regulation.
Clause 2	Commencement
This is a formal provision that provides for the commencement of the regulation.  
Clause 3	Legislation amended
This clause lists the legislation to be amended by the regulation.  This regulation will amend the Road Transport (Alcohol and Drugs) Regulation 2000.
Clause 4         	New section 2 (d)
This clause adds the Alcolizer LE 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).