New Zealand Legislation: Acts
Acts are laws made by Parliament
Reprint as at 10 May 2011
| Public Act | 2009 No 17 |
| Date of assent | 25 June 2009 |
| Commencement | see section 2 |
Changes authorised by section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 have been made in this reprint.
A general outline of these changes is set out in the notes at the end of this reprint, together with other explanatory material about this reprint.
This Act is administered by the Ministry of Transport.
4 Short Title and commencement
Part 1
Amendments to principal Act
11A Persons may not drive or attempt to drive while impaired and their blood contains evidence of use of controlled drug or prescription medicine
57A Driving while impaired and with blood that contains evidence of use of controlled drug or prescription medicine
9 Failure or refusal to remain at specified place or to accompany enforcement officer
10 Failure or refusal to permit blood specimen to be taken
11 Person in charge of motor vehicle causing injury or death
12 Causing injury or death in circumstances to which section 61 does not apply
16 Who must give blood specimen at places other than hospital or surgery
17 Who must give blood specimen in hospital or surgery
73A Evidence of controlled drug in blood sample taken under section 72 or 73 may not be used as evidence of use of controlled drugs in prosecutions under Misuse of Drugs Act 1975
19 Certificates in blood-alcohol proceedings
20 Circumstances in which certificate not admissible in proceedings
21 Release of vehicle after 28 days
22 Arrest of persons for alcohol or drug-related offences, or assault on enforcement officer
23 Enforcement officer may immobilise vehicle, etc, if driver incapable of proper control of vehicle
24 Strict liability for offences involving insecure loads and loads falling from vehicles
209A Analysing blood specimens for statistical or research purposes related to use of drugs or alcohol
30 Regulations and other enactments having effect under this Act
Registration and licensing requirements
Change of registered person on sale or other disposition
General provisions relating to registration and licensing
Delegations and authorisations
Part 2
Repeal, revocation, and consequential amendments
Schedule 1
Consequential amendments to Land Transport Act 1998
The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows:
