464C. Right to communicate with friend, relative and legal practitioner
(1) Before any questioning or investigation under section 464A(2) commences,
an investigating official must inform the person in custody that he or she-
(a) may communicate with or attempt to communicate with a friend or
relative to inform that person of his or her whereabouts; and
TO COMMUNICATE WITH FRIEND
(b) may communicate with or attempt to communicate with a legal
practitioner-
and, unless the investigating official believes on reasonable grounds that-
(c) the communication would result in the escape of an accomplice or the
fabrication or destruction of evidence; or
(d) the questioning or investigation is so urgent, having regard to the
safety of other people, that it should not be delayed-
the investigating official must defer the questioning and investigation for a
time that is reasonable in the circumstances to enable the person to make, or
attempt to make, the communication.
(2) Subject to subsection (1), if a person wishes to communicate with a
friend, relative or legal practitioner, the investigating official in whose
custody the person then is-
(a) must afford the person reasonable facilities as soon as practicable to
enable the person to do so; and
(b) must allow the person's legal practitioner or a clerk of the legal
practitioner to communicate with the person in custody in
circumstances in which as far as practicable the communication will
not be overheard.
(3) This section also applies to any questioning or investigation in
accordance with an order made under section 464B(5).
(4) This section does not apply to questioning or investigation in connection
with an offence under section 49(1) of the Road Safety Act 1986.
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Road Safety Act 1986 - SECT 49
Offences involving alcohol or other drugs49. Offences involving alcohol or other drugs
(1) A person is guilty of an offence if he or she-
(a) drives a motor vehicle or is in charge of a motor vehicle while under
the influence of intoxicating liquor or of any drug to such an extent
as to be incapable of having proper control of the motor vehicle; or
(b) drives a motor vehicle or is in charge of a motor vehicle while the
prescribed concentration of alcohol or more than the prescribed
concentration of alcohol is present in his or her blood or breath; or
(ba) drives a motor vehicle or is in charge of a motor vehicle while
impaired by a drug; or
(bb) drives a motor vehicle or is in charge of a motor vehicle while the
prescribed concentration of drugs or more than the prescribed
concentration of drugs is present in his or her blood or oral fluid;
or
(c) refuses to undergo a preliminary breath test in accordance with
section 53 when required under that section to do so; or
(ca) refuses to undergo an assessment of drug impairment in accordance with
section 55A when required under that section to do so or refuses to
comply with any other requirement made under section 55A(1); or
(d) refuses or fails to comply with a request or signal to stop a motor
vehicle, and remain stopped, given under section 54(3); or
(e) refuses to comply with a requirement made under section 55(1), (2),
(2AA), (2A) or (9A); or
(ea) refuses to comply with a requirement made under section 55B(1); or
(eb) refuses to provide a sample of oral fluid in accordance with section
55D or 55E when required under that section to do so or refuses to
comply with any other requirement made under that section; or
(f) within 3 hours after driving or being in charge of a motor vehicle
furnishes a sample of breath for analysis by a breath analysing
instrument under section 55 and-
(i) the result of the analysis as recorded or shown by the breath
analysing instrument indicates that the prescribed concentration of
alcohol or more than the prescribed concentration of alcohol is
present in his or her breath; and
(ii) the concentration of alcohol indicated by the analysis to be present
in his or her breath was not due solely to the consumption of alcohol
after driving or being in charge of the motor vehicle; or
(g) has had a sample of blood taken from him or her in accordance with
section 55, 55B, 55E or 56 within 3 hours after driving or being in
charge of a motor vehicle and-
(i) the sample has been analysed within 12 months after it was taken by a
properly qualified analyst within the meaning of section 57 and the
analyst has found that at the time of analysis the prescribed
concentration of alcohol or more than the prescribed concentration of
alcohol was present in that sample; and
(ii) the concentration of alcohol found by the analyst to be present in
that sample was not due solely to the consumption of alcohol after
driving or being in charge of the motor vehicle; or
(h) within 3 hours after driving or being in charge of a motor vehicle
provides a sample of oral fluid in accordance with section 55E and-
(i) the sample has been analysed by a properly qualified analyst within
the meaning of section 57B and the analyst has found that at the time
of analysis a prescribed illicit drug was present in that sample in
any concentration; and
(ii) the presence of the drug in that sample was not due solely to the
consumption or use of that drug after driving or being in charge of
the motor vehicle; or
(i) has had a sample of blood taken from him or her in accordance
with section 55, 55B, 55E or 56 within 3 hours after driving or
being in charge of a motor vehicle and-
(i) the sample has been analysed by a properly qualified analyst within
the meaning of section 57 and the analyst has found that at the time
of analysis a prescribed illicit drug was present in that sample in
any concentration; and
(ii) the presence of the drug in that sample was not due solely to the
consumption or use of that drug after driving or being in charge of
the motor vehicle.
(1A) A person may be convicted or found guilty of an offence under paragraph
(c), (ca), (e), (ea) or (eb) of subsection (1) even if-
(a) in the case of an offence under paragraph (c), a prescribed device was
not presented to the person at the time of the making of the
requirement; and
(b) in the case of an offence under paragraph (ca)-
(i) a requirement to undergo an assessment of drug impairment was not made
at a place where such an assessment could have been carried out; and
(ii) a member of the police force authorised to carry out an assessment of
drug impairment was not present at the place where the requirement was
made at the time it was made; and
(c) in the case of an offence under paragraph (e)-
(i) a breath analysing instrument was not available at the place or
vehicle where the requirement was made at the time it was made; and
(ii) a person authorised to operate a breath analysing instrument was not
present at the place where the requirement was made at the time it was
made; and
(iii) the person requiring a sample of blood had not nominated a registered
medical practitioner or approved health professional to take the
sample; and
(iv) a registered medical practitioner or approved health professional was
not present at the place where the requirement was made at the time it
was made; and
(d) in the case of an offence under paragraph (ea)-
(i) the member of the police force requiring a sample of blood had not
nominated a registered medical practitioner or approved health
professional to take the sample; and
(ii) the member of the police force requiring a sample of urine had not
nominated a registered medical practitioner or approved health
professional to whom the sample was to be furnished for analysis; and
(iii) a registered medical practitioner or approved health professional was
not present at the place where the requirement was made at the time it
was made; and
(e) in the case of an offence under paragraph (eb)-
(i) a prescribed device was not presented to the person at the time of the
making of the requirement; and
(ii) a prescribed device was not available at the place or vehicle where
the requirement was made at the time it was made; and
(iii) a person authorised to carry out the prescribed procedure for the
provision of a sample of oral fluid was not present at the place where
the requirement was made at the time it was made; and
(iv) the person requiring a sample of blood had not nominated a registered
medical practitioner or approved health professional to take the
sample; and
(v) a registered medical practitioner or approved health professional was
not present at the place where the requirement was made at the time it
was made.
(1B) To avoid doubt, in proceedings for an offence under paragraph (e) of
subsection (1) a state of affairs or circumstance referred to in subsection
(1A)(c)(i) or (ii) is not a reason of a substantial character for a refusal
for the purposes of section 55(9).
(1C) To avoid doubt, in proceedings for an offence under paragraph (eb) of
subsection (1) a state of affairs or circumstance referred to in subsection
(1A)(e)(i), (ii) or (iii) is not a reason of a substantial character for a
refusal for the purposes of section 55E(12).
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