Right to communicate with medical practitioner
29AAL Right to communicate with medical practitioner
(1) A person who is in custody after undergoing a breath analysis, saliva test or giving a sample of blood under this Act may ask to communicate with a medical practitioner for the purpose of requesting the medical practitioner to do any of the following:
examine the person;
take a sample of the person's blood;
(c) arrange for a sample of the person's blood to be taken by another medical practitioner, a registered nurse or a qualified person.
(2) If a request is made under subsection (1), a police officer must make arrangements that are reasonable in the circumstances for the person to communicate with a medical practitioner.
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