New Zealand Legislation: Bills

8 Causing injury or death in circumstances to which section 61 does not apply

• (1) Section 62 is amended by inserting the following subsection after subsection (1):

  • “(1A) A person commits an indictable offence if—

    • “(a) the person causes bodily injury to or the death of a person by driving or attempting to drive a motor vehicle; and

    • “(b) the person does not complete a compulsory impairment test in a manner satisfactory to an enforcement officer, who is trained to give the test, when required to do so by an enforcement officer under section 71A; and

    • “(c) the person’s blood, as ascertained from an analysis of a blood specimen subsequently taken under section 72 or 73, contains evidence of the use of—

      • “(i) a controlled drug; or

      • “(ii) any prescription medicine.”

  (2) Section 62(2) is amended by inserting “or (1A)” after “subsection (1)”.