Police Act 1998

In this Division—

alcotest means a test by means of an apparatus of a kind approved for the conduct of alcotests under the

Road Traffic

Act 1961;

biological sample means a sample of blood, urine or oral fluid;

breath analysing instrument means an apparatus of a kind approved as a breath analysing instrument under the

Road Traffic

Act 1961;

breath analysis means an analysis of breath by a breath analysing instrument;

classified appointment or position means an appointment or position in respect of which it is an essential requirement that an applicant for the appointment or position undergo a medical or psychological assessment as part of the application process;

critical incident means an incident where a person is killed or suffers serious bodily injury—

while detained by a member of SA Police or a police security officer; or

as a result of the discharge of a firearm or an electronic control device; or

in circumstances involving a police aircraft, or a police or police security motor vehicle, vessel or other mode of transport; or

as a result of alleged police action or the actions of a police security officer;

drug means a substance that is a controlled drug under the Controlled Substances

Act 1984;

drug and alcohol testing—see section 41B(1);

drug screening test means a test by means of an apparatus of a kind approved by the regulations for the conduct of drug screening tests;

forensic material means any human material from which the person from whom the material was taken could be identified;

oral fluid includes saliva;

oral fluid analysis means the analysis of a person's oral fluid to determine whether a drug is present in the oral fluid.

For the purposes of this Division, a person uses a drug if the person—

consumes, smokes or administers to himself or herself the drug;

or

permits another person to administer the drug to him or her.