Breath testing Flashcards
(19 cards)
When you carry out two breath analysis on a driver, which reading are you permitted to use
The lowest of the two
Failure to submit to a breath analysis.
Under this section. A person’s also able to be charged with failing to provide a sufficient sample
True
Submitting person to breath analysis when a person is injured
Under this sub section the police officer is unable to do so when the person is injured and
The officer is satisfied that it would be detrimental to the person medical condition to supply a sample of breath suffices for a breath test for analysis
S29AAE
Offence for failing to submit to submit to a breath analysis provides a defence to a person on the grounds that they have consumed alcohol more alcohol solace they stopped driving the vehicle
False
A police officer may in the following circumstances require a person to submit to a breath test analysis or both to determine if the person breath contains alcohol
A person is driver directed to pull over, the officer has reason cause to suspect the person
Has committed an offence against division 2 or 4
And was the driver of a motor vehicle That a’s was involved in a crash on a road etc
And the person has or had at the time of the crash alcohol in the person breath or blood
Breath test for breath analysis allows police a certain time to submit a person to a breath analysis
What is the length of of time
4 hours
If a subject vomits immediately before providing a sample, what should you do
Have the subject rinse their mouth out with water
Wait 15 minutes before requiring a breath sample for breath analysis allows police
It is a legislative requirement that a person has not consumed alcohol for certain period of time before carrying out the analysis
15 minutes
Prior to preparing a prescribed breath analysis instrument for use, the authorised operator must ensure that
The instrument is turned on and ready to start appears on the display
Another police request you to carry out the B.A on their driver, what is your first consideration
Note the time you are introduced by the subject and by whom
You are carrying a BA on your arrest and the subject fails to provide a sufficient you decide to give the subject a second attempt.
You will
Complete operator log and prescribed form 2
Form 1, successful BA require you to add the time of the success sample
This ensure the operator has compiled with the requirements
Which of the following time is the importantnt one
Performance test time
After carrying out a successful BA what is the maximum length of time permitted to provide a copy of the BA to driver
1 hours
You attend a crash where you are unable to ascertain who the driver is
Are you permitted to submit all to a breath test
True
You carry out a roadside breath test on a driver who shows positive indication
The subject then advise you that prior to test he had a mouthful of alcohol
Are you permitted a short period and give a second breath test
No
You are carrying. Too a breath test and the driver coughs through the sample and give them another attempt
Are you allowed to use the same straw
No
Regulation 58
Conducting a BA require the following
A Person carrying out a BA must provide
An unused mouthpiece forbuse
Regulation 58
Conducting a BA require the following
A Person carrying out a BA must provide
An unused mouthpiece for use in providing each sample of a person breath in each breath analysis
There are three factors that could prevent or cause a BA instrument to fault or not provide a reading
Alcohol Vapor
Smoke
Propellant
