Refuse breath test - drink driving

What the Law states - Refuse breath test - drink driving

Road Safety Act 1986 - SECT 49

Offences involving alcohol or other drugs

49. Offences involving alcohol or other drugs

(1) A person is guilty of an offence if he or she-

(c) refuses to undergo a preliminary breath test in accordance with section 53 when required under that section to do so; or

(1A) A person may be convicted or found guilty of an offence under paragraph (c) 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; 

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