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Legislative Council - Fifty-Fourth Parliament, Second Session (54-2)
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Drug Driving Laws

In reply to the Hon. C. BONAROS (3 February 2021).

The Hon. R.I. LUCAS (Treasurer): The Minister for Infrastructure and Transport has advised:

The state government is committed to improving safety on our roads and is currently developing South Australia's Road Safety Strategy to 2031. This new 10-year strategy is being developed in consultation with the public and key stakeholders. Working in conjunction with South Australia Police (SAPOL), the Department for Infrastructure and Transport is also reviewing and considering proposals to address unsafe driving behaviour in the interim.

The Statues Amendment (Transport Portfolio) Bill 2020 introduced into parliament last year includes a range of amendments aimed at improving road safety and was developed in consultation with SAPOL and Forensic Science South Australia. Included in this legislation is to allow drug test screening to support police searches. This amendment will allow the results of a positive drug screening test to be used by police officers as an additional factor in forming 'reasonable suspicion' and therefore the power to search the person or their vehicle in relation to an offence against the Controlled Substances Act 1984.

Further amendments include enabling nurses to take blood samples in metropolitan Adelaide which will assist SAPOL and other authorised officers to facilitate the taking of samples within the required time; and allowing the use of de-identified blood and oral fluid samples for research purposes, including research into other types of drugs that may affect a person's ability to safely operate a vehicle.

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