Road Traffic (Blood Sampling and Analysis) Amendment Regulations 2001 (WA)

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TR303*

Road Traffic Act 1974

(Blood Sampling and Analysis) Regulations 1975*.

Road Traffic (Blood Sampling and Analysis)

Amendment Regulations 2001

Made by the Governor in Executive Council.

1.            Citation

These regulations may be cited as the Road Traffic (Blood
Sampling and Analysis) Amendment Regulations 2001.

2.            The regulations amended

The amendments in these regulations are to the Road Traffic

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[* Reprinted as at 12 December 1985.

For amendments to 5 January 2001 see 1999 Index to

Legislation of Western Australia, Table 4, p. 257.]

3.            Regulation 2 amended

Regulation 2 is amended by deleting the definitions of
"regulation" and "the Act" and inserting after the definition of
"subject" the following definition -

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"technologist" means -

(a)	a person registered as an analyst under section 203 of the Health Act 1911; or
(b)	a person approved, or belonging to a class of persons approved, by the Minister to prepare sampling equipment.

4.            Regulation 4 amended

Regulation 4 is amended by deleting "the Health Department of
Western Australia" and inserting instead -

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a body approved by the Minister

5.            Regulation 5 replaced

Regulation 5 is repealed and the following regulation is inserted instead -

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5.            Sampling equipment

The sampling equipment shall comprise -

(a)	a sterile syringe of a type approved by the
Minister;
(b)	2 sterile containers of a type approved by the Minister for storing blood samples, each numbered with the serial number of the package mentioned in regulation 6(b) and containing approximately 25 mg of potassium oxalate and approximately 10 mg of sodium fluoride; and
(c)

2 non-alcoholic swabs of cotton wool or wipes.

6.            Regulation 6 amended

Regulation 6 is amended by deleting "the Health Department" and inserting instead -

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a body approved by the Minister

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7. Regulation 7 amended
Regulation 7(2) is amended as follows:

(a) in paragraph (c) by deleting "the mercury bichloride solution and cottonwool" and inserting instead -

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a non-alcoholic swab of cotton wool or a

hospital approved non-alcoholic medical wipe

(b) in paragraph (e) by deleting "bottles" in both places where it occurs and inserting instead -

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containers ";

(c)

in paragraph (f) by deleting "cap on each bottle" and " cover of each container

(d) in paragraph (g) by deleting "bottle" and inserting instead -

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container ".

8.            Regulation 8 amended

Regulation 8(2) is amended by deleting "bottles" and inserting instead -

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containers ".

9.            Regulation 11 amended

(1) Regulation 11(1) is amended as follows:

(a) in paragraph (a) by deleting "$64" and inserting instead -

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(b) in paragraph (b) by deleting "$51" and inserting instead -

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$100 ".

(2) Regulation 11(2) is amended as follows:

(a) "$55"

in paragraph (a) by deleting and inserting " $100

(b)

in paragraph (b) by deleting "$240" and inserting " $450 ".

(3) Regulation 11(2a) is amended by deleting "$240" and inserting

instead -
" $450 ".

10.          Schedule amended

(1) The Schedule is amended in Form A by deleting "Laboratory

Services, Health Department, Perth, in the State of Western
Australia," and inserting instead -

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(2)	The Schedule is amended in Form B by deleting "bottle" and inserting instead —
" container ".
(3)	The Schedule is amended in Form C by deleting "bottle" and inserting instead —
" container ".
(4)	The Schedule is amended in Form D by deleting "or Medical Registrar," and inserting instead —

Medical Registrar or Registered Nurse, ".

11.          Various references to "registered nurse" inserted

(1)	In each place listed in the Table to this subregulation, after "medical practitioner" the following is inserted —
" or registered nurse ".

Table

r. 7(1)	r. 11(1)
r. 7(2)	r. 12
r. 8(1)	Form B of the Schedule
r. 8(2)	Form D of the Schedule

(2)	In Form B of the Schedule, after "Medical Practitioner" in both places where it occurs, the following is inserted —
" or Registered Nurse ".
(3)	In Form B of the Schedule, after "Doctor" the following is inserted —
" or registered nurse "

By Command of the Governor,

M. C. WAUCHOPE, Clerk of the Executive Council.