Fees for attendance, analysis
15 Fees for attendance, analysis
The fees for the attendance of a prescribed sample taker for the purpose of taking a sample of blood under section 69(1) or (1a) of the Act are —
on any public holiday, or between 5.00 p.m. on a Friday and 9.00 a.m. on the following Monday, or during the period between 5.00 p.m. and 9.00 a.m. commencing on any day — $120; and
at any other time — $100.
[(2) deleted]
Subject to subregulation (4) the fee for an analysis of a blood sample by an analyst at the Chemistry Centre (WA) is —
where the analysis is for alcohol content — $296; and
where the analysis is for drug content — $780.
Only one fee is payable if a sample of blood is analysed for both alcohol and drug content and that fee is $780.
The fees payable under this regulation must be paid by the Commissioner of Police.
If a person is convicted of an offence under section 63, 64, 64AA or 64A of the Act and the Commissioner of Police has paid a fee under subregulation (1) or (3) for the purposes of section 66 of the Act, the court convicting the person must order the person to repay the Commissioner of Police the amount of the fee and that amount may be recovered by the Commissioner of Police as if it were a penalty imposed under the Act.
[Regulation 15 inserted: Gazette 23 Dec 2014 p. 4915‑16; amended: Gazette 7 Feb 2017 p. 1173 and 1174; 8 Feb 2019 p. 248‑9; SL 2021/58 r. 4.]
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