Traffic Act 1987 (NT)

Sections 1 and 2 shall come into operation on the day on which the Administrator’s assent to this Act is declared.

The remaining provisions of this Act shall come into operation on a date to be fixed by the Administrator by notice in the Gazette.

In this Act:

ambulance means a vehicle specifically constructed or modified for the purpose of conveying persons to a place of medical treatment while being used for that purpose or while travelling to a place for that purpose.

authorised analyst means a person, Agency, administrative unit or entity authorised under section 19C to be an analyst.

bicycle means any of the following:

• (a)

  a 2 or 3 wheeled vehicle with pedals designed to be propelled by human power;

• (b)

  a 2 or 3 wheeled vehicle with pedals designed to be propelled by an engine, motor or other device with a power output not exceeding 200 W;

• (c)

  a bicycle that meets European product safety standard EN 15194, published in 2009 and amended in 2011, entitled Cycles - Electrically power assisted cycles - EPAC bicycle.

blood test means a test of a sample of a person’s blood carried out for the purpose of ascertaining the concentration of alcohol or the presence of another drug or substance in that person’s blood.

breath analysis means an analysis of a sample of a person’s breath carried out for the purpose of assessing the concentration of alcohol in that person’s breath.

breath test means a test of a sample of a person’s breath to assess:

• (a)

  whether there is alcohol present in the person’s breath; and

• (b)

  if alcohol is present, the concentration of alcohol in the person’s breath.

carriageway means a portion of a public street improved, designed or ordinarily used for vehicular traffic and includes the shoulders and areas at the side or centre of the carriageway used for the standing or parking of vehicles including parking bays, and, where a public street has 2 or more portions divided by a reservation, means each portion separately.

child means a person who has not attained the age of 18 years.

Commissioner means the Commissioner appointed under the Police Administration Act 1978.

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