Traffic Act 1909 Regulation relating to driving under the influence of drugs (1990-123) [GG No 31 of 2.3.1990] (NSW)

1990 - No. 123

TRAFFIC ACT 1909 - REGULATION

(Relating to driving under the influence of drugs)

NEW SOUTH WALES

[Published in Gazette No. 31 of 2 March 1990]

HIS Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, and in pursuance of the Traffic Act 1909, has been pleased to make the Regulation set forth hereunder.

Minister for Transport.

Commencement

1. This Regulation commences on 2 March 1990.

Amendments

2. The Motor Traffic Regulations 1935 are amended:

(a) by omitting Regulation 130B and by inserting instead the following Regulation:

Substances prescribed as drugs

130B. For the purposes of the definition of "Drug" in section

2 (1) of the Act, the following are prescribed as drugs:

(a) substances listed in Schedule N; and

(b) substances that are salts, isomers, esters or ethers of any of the substances so listed or that are salts of those isomers, esters or ethers.

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(b) by omitting Schedule N and by inserting instead the following Schedule:

SCHEDULE N - SUBSTANCES PRESCRIBED AS DRUGS

(Regn. 130B)

Allobarbitone
Alprazolam
Barbexaclone
Barbitone
Barbituric acid derivatives not otherwise specified in this

Schedule or classified as a prohibited drug within the meaning of the Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985

Benzodiazepine derivatives not otherwise specified in this

Schedule

Bromazepam Butobarbitone Chlordiazepoxide

Chlorphentermine
Clobazepam
Clonazepam
Clorazepate
Cyclobarbitone
Dextropropoxyphene
Diazepam
Diethylpropion
Ephedrine (excluding Pseudoephedrine)
Fenfluramine
Flunitrazepam
Hexobarbitone
Itobarbitone
Lorazepam
Mazindol
Medazepam
Methohexitone
Methylphenobarbitone
Midazolam
Nealbarbitone
Nitrazepam
Oxazepam
Pentobarbitone
Phenobarbitone

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Phentermine
Prazepam
Propylhexedrine
Quinalbarbitone
Secbutobarbitone
Temazepam
Thialbarbitone
Triazolam
Vinbarbitone

Vinylbitone

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The object of this Regulation is to add to the list of drugs for driving under the

influence of which a person may be convicted of an offence.