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AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL POLICE REGULATIONS 2018 (F2018L01121) - REG 45

Certificates

             (1)  As soon as practicable after conducting an analysis of a body sample other than urine provided by an AFP appointee for a blood test or prohibited drug test, the analyst must give a certificate to the authorised person who directed the person to undergo the test.

             (2)  The certificate must state the following information:

                     (a)  the unique identification number for the sample;

                     (b)  the date on which the sample was taken;

                     (c)  the date on which the sample was received in the authorised laboratory for analysis;

                     (d)  the authorised laboratory identification number of the sample;

                     (e)  the date on which the analysis was conducted;

                      (f)  the results of the analysis;

                     (g)  the signature and name of the analyst who conducted the analysis;

                     (h)  any observations made during the course of the analysis which may have affected test results.

Note:          The certificate is evidence of the matters stated in it (see section 49).

             (3)  As soon as practicable after receiving the certificate, the authorised person must give the AFP appointee a written notice informing the AFP appointee:

                     (a)  of the results of the test; and

                     (b)  that:

                              (i)  the appointee may collect the unanalysed sample, and the result of the analysis from the analysed sample, from the authorised laboratory within 56 days of the notice being given; and

                             (ii)  the appointee may have the unanalysed sample independently tested by another authorised laboratory in accordance with section 46; and

                            (iii)  the unanalysed sample may be destroyed if it is not collected within 6 months of the notice being given.



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