DS answers

Question 1

List four possible causes of impairment

Answer 1

• Alcohol
• Drugs
• Medical
• Other driver factors

Question 2

Under Section 11A Land Transport Act 1998 it is illegal to do what?

Answer 2

Drive/attempt to drive while impaired and blood contains evidence of the use of a controlled drug
or prescription medicine

Question 3

List the two parts to the offence of drugged driving (S.57A)

Answer 3

• Impaired (does not complete a CIT in a manner satisfactory to a trained enforcement officer)
• Drug found in the blood

Question 4

What is the penalty for a first or second drug driving offence (S. 57A)?

Answer 4

• 3 months, $4,500
• 6 months or more disqualification

Question 5

In order to proceed to taking blood for a 57A offence, the driver must have completed all three
assessments of the Compulsory Impairment test, and you have assessed the results and found
them unsatisfactory. True/False

Answer 5

True

Question 6

Under Section 57A, before you conduct a Compulsory Impairment Test, you must have “good
cause to suspect the person has”… (complete the sentence)

Answer 6

…consumed a drug or drugs

Question 7

Which section of the LTA 1998 gives the Police the power to require a person to undergo a CIT?

Answer 7

71A

Question 8

Who may conduct a CIT?

Answer 8

A trained enforcement officer

Question 9

List the three assessments that make up the Compulsory Impairment Test.

Answer 9

• Eye Assessment
• Walk and turn assessment
• One leg stand assessment

Question 10

In order to form “good cause to suspect” you must make detailed observations of what factors?

Answer 10

• Driving observations
• Driver observations
• Interview
• Officer observations – paraphernalia/smell etc

Question 11

Section 58 makes it an offence if you drive/attempt to drive and your blood contains a class A
drug (except thalidomide). Blood may be taken under section 72 and 73 for this purpose. True/ False

Answer 11

False - * (S. 73 only – hospital blood)

Question 12

When a person exhibits distinct Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus what will you observe?

Answer 12

Jerking or bouncing of the eye at maximum deviation

Question 13

The Walk & Turn Assessment and the One Leg Stand Assessment are both divided attention
assessments. What does divided attention mean?

Answer 13

The ability to concentrate on two or more things at the same time

Question 14

List the 8 indicators of impairment that may be observed during the walk and turn test.

Answer 14

1. Poor balance during instructions
2. Starts walking before being directed to do so
3. Stops while walking
4. Walks off line
5. Wrong number of steps
6. Heel to toe missed/doesn’t touch
7. Uses arms to balance
8. Turns incorrectly/loses balance on turn

Question 15

When must the Bill of Rights be given to a suspect?

Answer 15

Any time that a requirement is made or arrest. Anytime there is a change in circumstances

Question 16

If a person completes the CIT in a manner not satisfactory to a trained enforcement officer and
they refuse to have a blood test what offence(s), if any, have they committed?

Answer 16

Refuse blood: enforcement officer request for blood or medical officer request for blood or medical

Question 17

How long does an offender have, to request a private analysis of the second blood sample?

Answer 17

28 Days

Question 18

When does this period (to request a private analysis of the second blood sample) commence?

Answer 18

At time of summons served

Question 19

Section 120(1A) LTA 1998 provides a power of arrest for what?

Answer 19

Not completing the CIT in a manner satisfactory to the enforcement officer (no offence)

Question 20

You may proceed with a prosecution if you have found a person to be impaired, but they have
only been using prescription drugs (as found in their blood analysis). True/False

Answer 20

True