Land Transport Amendment Bill (No 4) - Amendment paper No 025
Land Transport Amendment Bill (No 4) - Amendment paper No 025
Land Transport Amendment Bill (No 4) - Amendment paper No 025
No 25
House of Representatives
Supplementary Order Paper
Wednesday, 17 June 2009
Land Transport Amendment Bill (No 4)
Proposed amendment
Te Ururoa Flavell, in Committee, to move the following amendment:
Clause 17
To omit new section 209A and substitute the following (after line 29 on page 15):
“209A Prohibition on the storage or re-analysis of blood specimens taken for the purpose of drug or alcohol testing of drivers
Blood specimens taken under section 72 or 73 for the purpose of drug or alcohol testing of drivers cannot be stored or re-analysed for statistical or research purposes.”
Explanatory note
This Supplementary Order Paper amends the Land Transport Amendment Bill (No 4) to specifically prohibit the storage and re-analysis of blood specimens taken from drivers failing alcohol breath tests and the newly established drug impairment tests for statistical or research purposes. The ability to conduct research on a person’s blood without their specific informed consent, as provided for under the current provisions of the Bill, breaches accepted and established ethical standards.