3.OFT Training Lesson Plan.pdf

Oral Fluid Testing (OFT) lesson plan
National Training (Districts)
Legislation
Land Transport Act 1998 with specific regard to the Land Transport (Drug Driving) Amendment 2025.
Description
The training session wil  introduce officers to Oral Fluid Testing (OFT), the equipment (DrugWipe 3 S for
roadside testing and the Oral Fluid Collection Kit for laboratory analysis) and related learnings.

This lesson plan is to be used in tandem with the PowerPoint: OFT National Training (Districts).
Lesson objectives
By the end of the training, officers will be able to:
1.  Understand the key offences and powers related to drug driving in the Land Transport Act 1998.
2.  Identify when an OFT can be undertaken in different scenarios.
3.  Have a good understanding of the end-to-end process to support roadside operational delivery.
4.  Demonstrate the correct procedures when conducting the oral fluid screening test and the oral fluid
sample collection.
5.  To use OnDuty and conduct a drug screening test and oral fluid sample collection during the simulated
scenario session.
During this session, officers wil  undertake the following forms of assessment:
•  Knowledge checks during the lesson.
•  Officer can follow the correct device handling instructions.
•  Simulated scenarios to practice applying OFT.
•  A confidence check at the end of the lesson.
Duration
Classroom/wharenui: 8 hours in total (includes breaks)
Room set-up
•  Facilitator choice
Preparation
Before this session you need to:
•  Familiarise yourself with the lesson plan and PowerPoint (including the device training material)

Resources
You need these resources:
•  Lesson plan and PowerPoint
•  Attendance form
•  Whiteboard markers
•  Whiteboard
•  Large screen (ensure you can connect to the available equipment)
•  Drug diving car kit with checklist
•  Printed copies of the ‘Knowledge Check’ for each attendee
•  Trainer copy of the Knowledge Check answers
•  Printed copies of the ‘Confidence Check’ for each attendee
•  Trainer copy of the Policing Powers Scenarios answers (included in notes section of slides)
•  Gloves for device demonstration and practical scenario sessions
•  Device instruction guides (should be included in car kits – 1x per kit)
•  Trainer: 1 x DrugWipe 3 S and 1 x Oral Fluid col ection kit for the device training
•  Officer: DrugWipe 3 S (6pp) (1 for device training; 3 for scenarios; 1 spare)
•  Officer: Oral fluid Collection Kit (4pp) (1 for device training; 1 for scenarios; 1 spare)
•  Paper towels (to sit used devices on during device demonstrations)
•  Devices: Ensure you bring extras to the training session
•  A small table to use for the practical scenario session (if available or can use top of gun safe in patrol
cars)

Forms
•  POL RP-LAB
•  New POL 406

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Introduction
Training Technique(s)
Resource(s)  Time
Lesson outline
Welcome and introduction
PPT slides 1- 10
(i¡e¡.Welcome?.topic?.lesson.
•  Welcome and introduction of trainers.
4
mins
purpose?.lesson.stages?.and.
•  Ensure al  attendees are recorded on the
references)
attendance sheet.

•  Ask officers to open OnDuty Education
H/L notes
and set up as per slide. (Can also write
•  Combination of theory and
the details on the whiteboard).
practical (approx. 60% is
•  Advise them to ask questions throughout
practical)
the session. Ask if there are any particular
•  Open discussion / ask
myths or questions that they have heard
questions
and add to whiteboard to answer
•  OnDuty
throughout the session.
•  DrugWipe 3 S
•  Advise that the training focuses on  the
•  Oral Fluid Collection Kit
practical application.

•  Officers will use OnDuty, DrugWipe 3 S
and the Oral Fluid Col ection Kit during
the lesson. (See resources for ful  detail).

Lesson objectives
•  Understand the key offences and powers  PPT slide 5

related to drug driving in the Land

Transport Act 1998.

•  Identify when an OFT can be undertaken

in different scenarios.

•  Have a good understanding of the end-to-
end process to help aid in roadside

operational delivery.

•  Demonstrate the correct procedures

when conducting the oral ﬂuid screening

test and the oral ﬂuid sample col ection.

•  To use OnDuty and conduct a drug

screening test and oral ﬂuid sample

col ection during the simulated scenario

session.

See TENR slide – highlight that ‘standard
PPT slide 6
practice applies’.

Introduction
Section 1
Resource(s)  Time
High-level context and
Legislation & Drugs
PPT slides
15
references
•  Brieﬂy cover off the applicable legislation /
7-13
mins

purpose.

Stage 1 Objective(s):
•  Why it’s been changed and why it’s important.

Understand.the.context.and. Advise officers:

purpose.of.roadside.drug.
•  The most recent change to the LTA is the Land
PPT slide 8
driving.testing.(for.oral.
Transport (Drug Driving) Amendment Act 2025,
ﬂuid)¡
which enables Police to implement roadside

drug driving testing.
•  The purpose of the legislation is for Police to be
able to deter and detect drivers who have

recently consumed a drug or drugs that impair
the ability to drive safely.

•  This focuses on prevention and deterrence,
changing driver behaviour, and enforcing the

law.

•  Drug driving is on the rise and now is about

equal to alcohol. Drugs were present in 33.8%

of al  fatal crashes between 2019-2023.

What is roadside drug driving testing?
PPT slide 9

•  Oral Fluid Testing general y known as roadside
drug driving. This describes the ‘end-to-end’

process.

•  Oral Fluid Screening Test (OFST) is the roadside
drug test.

•  It is a test for the presence of drugs for recent

use (not a test for impairment).

•  First carried out at alcohol and drug testing

checkpoints; everyone wil  ﬁrst be breath

tested for alcohol. More detail on when to carry
out OFT is in the next ‘Impaired Driving’

section.

•  This is an infringement-based approach. If a

driver tests positive (roadside and lab) this wil
result in an infringement offence notice (ION).

The exception is when the process involves a
blood test (more on this later in training).

•  Additional tool for Police to use to stop drug

driving.

PPT slide 10
Who can be tested?

•  Overview of s71A LTA. Go through legislative
framework for who can be tested.

Discuss.the.drugs.in.the.
Drugs tested
PPT slide 11
legislation.to.support.a.

high‗level.understanding.to. •  Walk through what drugs are in the legislation,
support.officer.
and which ones are tested for at the roadside
communication.with.the.
and in the laboratory.

public

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•  Provide background context in terms of how

the thresholds were set. Discuss the

importance of “recent use”.

•  Provide a high-level overview of Medical
Defence.

Advise officers:

Must know:
Which.drugs.wil .be.tested.
•  Al  drugs in the legislation are qualifying drugs

for.at.the.roadside‽
and are in the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975.

•  The LTA includes 25 drugs that have the highest
How.many.drugs.wil .be.
risk to road safety.
tested.for.in.the.laboratory‽

•  Includes 21 prescription medicines and four
Can.ADHD.drugs.test.

illicit drugs.
positive.for.at.the.roadside.

•  These drugs have not changed since the
or.laboratory‽
introduction of drug driving in March 2023.

Could.you.test.positive.for.

medicinal.cannabis‽.
Drug screened for at the roadside

Would.a.driver.producing.a. •  Drugs screened for at the roadside include four
prescription.make.a.
drugs:  THC (cannabis), Methamphetamine
difference.to.what.you.
(Meth), MDMA (ecstasy), and Cocaine.

would.do‽.Why‽

Note:  These four drugs and their tolerance levels

are recorded in the Land Transport (Approved Oral
Fluid Screening Device) Notice 2025.

Drug tested for at the laboratory

•  Al  25 drugs can be tested for in the laboratory.

Note: The Land Transport (Concentration Level of

Listed Qualifying Drugs) Notice 2025 speciﬁes the
qualifying drugs for which oral ﬂuid samples may

be analysed by an approved analyst under the

Land Transport Act 1998 and sets out the levels of

those drugs at or above which an oral ﬂuid sample
wil  show a positive result for the drug.

Thresholds
PPT slide 12
•  Police met the requirements set out in the

legislation to be able to set the evidential

threshold for each drug.

•  Each drug has had a threshold set that

indicates “recent use”. The thresholds are set
to exclude past use and passive exposure.

•  Thresholds have been set after considering

current scientiﬁc evidence, including drug

concentrations reported in oral ﬂuid and blood
after recent use, the time of likely impairment

and the length of time required to eliminate the
drug from the oral ﬂuid.

•  To ensure the process is fair and evidence-

based, Police established a Scientiﬁc Panel to
provide independent advice. The Scientiﬁc

Panel included government agencies and
scientists. The proposed laboratory thresholds
were also reviewed by an independent

scientiﬁc expert.
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Prescription medicines / medical defence
PPT slide 13
•  Drivers cannot use a prescription or medical

note at the roadside to stop them from
undergoing a test or to dispute a positive saliva
screening test result.

•  An officer cannot validate a prescription at the
roadside or know whether you have taken

your prescription as prescribed.

•  It is the responsibility of the driver to check
their prescription medicine(s) and ensure that

it is okay to drive and to ensure that they are

aware of the risk of mixing drugs or prescription
medicines and/or taking with alcohol.

•  The DrugWipe 3 S does not test for

amphetamine; and wil  not cross-react with
any ADHD medicines at the roadside. It is

however possible, if a driver has tested positive
at the roadside that the laboratory test could

test positive for ADHD medicines as

amphetamine is tested for in the lab.
•  Medical cannabis with a higher level of THC

could be detected at the roadside. Medicinal

cannabis products do not have a ‘set’ level or

speciﬁed limit.

•  A medicinal cannabis product that has high

THC could be as impairing as recreational y
used cannabis.

•  A driver can ﬁnd information about medical

defence on the police website.

PPT slide 14
Knowledge.check‗in

Body
Section 2
Resource(s)  Time
Stage 2 Objective(s):
Impaired Driving
PPT slide
25

15-22
mins
•  How OFT ﬁts into the current impaired driving

Discuss.how.existing.
practices.

practices.ﬁt.with.OFT¡.

Understand.when.to.
•  Discuss the difference between presence vs

undertake.an.OFT?.EBA?.or.
impairment.

CIT¡

•  When a CIT and blood test could be

undertaken (with regard to OFT).

•  Discuss if you can undertake an OFT on its own
(i.e., without an alcohol test ﬁrst).

•  Discuss the types of enforcement decisions.

Advise officers:

•  Al  drivers stopped should undertake a breath

alcohol test ﬁrst before an oral ﬂuid screening

test.

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•  You do not need good cause to suspect to

undertake an OFT.

•  Al  drivers stopped must be assessed for

behaviours that indicate impairment.

Testing toolkit
PPT slide 16
•  Run through brieﬂy how OFT ﬁts in with the

existing testing capability for drugs and

alcohol.

PPT slide 17
High-level overview of the process

•  Run through the four key steps of the roadside

to laboratory testing process. This is to provide
staff with an introduction to the process which
wil  be further embedded during the fol owing

sections.

•  Step 1: Drug Screening Test (Oral Fluid

Screening Test) for recent use of THC,

MDMA/Meth and Cocaine.

•  Step 2: Saliva col ection for laboratory analysis
•  Step 3: Second Drug Screening Test (two

positive tests = 12-hour mandatory forbid to

drive)

•  Step 4: Evidential lab analysis in the lab for al

25 drugs

PPT slide 18
Moving pathways: CIT

•  If during the OFT process an enforcement

officer forms good cause to suspect that the

person has consumed a drug(s), they may

require the person to undergo a CIT.

•  This option is no longer available once the

person undergoes a second OFST which

produces a positive result (section 71F(6) LTA).
•  If no CIT trained officer is available, despite

having good cause to suspect, a ﬁrst OFST may
be undertaken.

•  Where a driver’s breath alcohol reading is </=

400mcg/L, and/or there is good cause to

suspect the driver has consumed a drug or

drugs, a CIT wil  be considered regardless of

driver licence type.
PPT slide 19

Moving pathways: Blood

•  You may transition to a blood test when there is
insufficient saliva or if a person is involved in a
crash.

•  If a driver is unable to provide sufficient saliva

for testing, sample col ection, or is involved in
PPT slide
a crash and returns two positive drug screening  20-22
tests, they could be required to provide a blood
sample for testing.
•  A positive drug-blood test could result in an
infringement or criminal charge depending on
the drug-blood concentration level found by
laboratory analysis.
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•  Note that there is no option during OFT to opt
for a blood test).

Crash and Traffic Crash Report
•  For non-hospitalised drivers, where a CIT is not
undertaken, an OFT is required by a trained
OFT officer if in attendance.
•  An OFT-trained officer would not be cal ed to
attend the crash for the purpose of conducting
OFT if they would not have ordinarily attended
the crash.
•  Key difference: If positive, the sample and
associated lab forms would be disposed and
the driver would be required to provide a blood
sample instead.
•  Note that TCR has been updated to include
OFT.

Body
Section 3
Resource(s)  Time
Stage 3 Objective(s):
Offences
PPT slides
25

23-30
mins
•  Discuss the core infringements that could
Must.have.a.good.
PPT slide 24
occur roadside and from laboratory testing.
understanding.of.the.core.

offences.that.can.occur.
•  Brieﬂy touch on repeat offenders, combination  PPT slide 25
roadside.or.from.laboratory.
offences and ways in which the offence could

testing¡
move from infringement to criminal charge.

PPT slide 26
Discuss.what.to.do.in.a.
•  Discuss failure or refusal (see slide).
failure.or.refusal.situation?.

and.how.an.officer.should.
•  Discuss the difference between Failure and
PPT slide 27
approach.this¡.Officers.
Insufficient Saliva.

understand.standard.police.

practice.applies¡
•  Reminder that an ION should not be issued for  PPT slide 28

youth under 14; and think about Youth Aid

Services referral for 14-17 yr olds. Parent
should be advised as soon as practicable.

Must know:

How.many.drugs.in.a.
•  Discuss the circumstances for Forbid to Drive
PPT slide
positive.laboratory.test.is.
and review changes to form.
29-30
required.for.an.

infringement‽
Advise officers:

What.is.the.infringement.for. •  Drug screening testing at the roadside wil  not
testing.positive.in.the.
result in an infringement being issued.
laboratory.for.one.drug‽

•  Requires a positive laboratory test for an
What.is.the.infringement.for.
infringement offence notice to be issued.

testing.positive.in.the.
•  Reinforce: There is no criminal offence from a
laboratory.for.two.drugs‽
positive laboratory test of saliva.

What.infringement.offence. •  At the roadside there are infringement offences
is.given.to.a.repeat.
for failure or refusal to remain, accompany or

offender‽
undergo the test without delay.

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Name.a.type.of.failure.or.
•  Forbid to drive is mandatory (including youth

refusal.offence.that.could.
aged 14 years and older) when a driver has two
happen.roadside‽
positive drug screening tests, as wel  as the

above (2nd bul et point).

•  Precedent codes can be found in the LRT for al

drug driving offences.

Offences: Positive Result

•  Laboratory: One drug: $200 ﬁne and 50 licence
demerit points. Two drugs: $400 ﬁne and 75
licence demerit points.

•  Same infringement applies for repeat offences.
•  Note: A blood test can lead to an infringement
or criminal offence.

Offences: Combination
•  There are over 100+ combination offences.

•  An officer wil  be advised by analyst certiﬁcate
of the result of the result of the lab test.

•  If there is a combination offence issuing the

ION wil  carry a higher penalty.

•  Event details should be recorded for each
offence.

Offences: Fail or refuse

•  They are required to remain at the place where
they most recently underwent an OFST to

provide the oral ﬂuid sample, or
•  If it’s not practicable for them to provide a

sample at that location, to accompany you

without delay to an alternative place where it is
likely they can provide a sample

o  Note.the.distance.travel ed.should.be.

reasonable.and.justiﬁable.in.the.
circumstances¡

o  If.they.fail―refuse.to.remain.

or accompany having been.required to.do.

so?.they.may.be.arrested.without.warrant¡

o  Arrest.must.be.your.last.resort option and.
only.used.to.enable.the.issuing.of.an.

infringement.and.mandatory.78‗hour.

prohibition.from.driving¡

•  Explain the differences between refusal, failure
and insufficient saliva. (See slide 27).

Youth

•  If the driver is a youth under 14 years, they

must be referred to Youth Aid Service (YAS) and
an infringement notice should not be issued.

•  If the driver is aged 14-17 years (inclusive), they
can be issued an infringement notice, and the

matter wil  be dealt with by PIB as it would be

for an adult.

•  Police should consider a referral to Youth Aid

Service (YAS) – it may be that it is desirable – or
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convenient - for the infringement notice and

chargeable offence to be heard together at the
Youth Court.

•  Infringement notices wil  not be dealt with by
Youth Court, however there are pathways to

chargeable offences that are dealt with by

Youth Court.

•  If a chargeable offence is committed by a

youth (14-17 years inclusive) and they are

required to be brought before the Youth Court,
and this offence relates to the same event or

series of events that caused the infringement

notice to be issued.

Forbid to Drive (POL406)

•  Mandatory when a driver has two positive
OFSTs or a failure/refusal offence.

•  Refer to s94A. The RSD should be sent to FFMC
asap for priority alert loading.

•  Show form to staff and indicate updated

section.

Knowledge.Check‗in
PPT.slide.97

Body
Section 4
Resource(s)  Time
Stage 4 Objective(s):
Police powers
PPT slide
45

32-42
1.  Discuss the key powers available to officers.
mins

Describe.the.police.powers.

in.relation.to.OFT¡
2.  Discuss how OFT ﬁts in with existing powers.

3.  Provide 3 x scenarios for applying Police

powers and discuss.

Advise officers:

Q&A
•  The relevant legislation comes from the Land
session

Transport Act 1998, namely the Land Transport
Must know:
(Drug Driving) Act 2025.

•  You MUST fol ow a strict process where certain
Test.understanding.by.
words are said verbatim at different stages.
asking.officers.to.answer.
three.scenarios¡

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Body
Section 5
Resource(s)  Time
Stage 5 Objective(s):
Deployment planning
PPT slides
20

43 - 46
mins
Knows.what.to.consider.
1.  Deployment guidance

and.where.to.ﬁnd.

information.to.help.guide.
2.  Run through checklist and drug driving car kit

deployment.requirements¡

3.  Discuss do’s and don’ts for storage

•  Identify Shift Supervisors (and FTOs, Acting etc)
and break into groups to discuss and present a

deployment plan.

Must know:

What are the police
Advise officers:

practices that need to be
fol owed for deployment?
•  Deployment approach is at the discretion of

the Shift Sergeant/Supervisor.

•  The approach wil  need to take in

considerations around location,
environmental factors, and logistics.

•  There is no change to how checkpoints must

be established.

•  You must check your drug driving car kit before
you deploy. Use the checklist to check you

have everything you need.
•  Be mindful of the temperature requirements

for storage. Officer’s must fol ow the

manufacturer’s instructions. See slide.

PPT slide 47
Knowledge.Check‗in

Body
Training Technique(s)
Resource(s)  Time
Stage 6 Objective(s):
Device training
PPT slides
85

48-83
mins
Note: The device training is being led by Pathtech
How.to.use.the.devices.

for phase 1. The fol owing wil  be covered:
fol owing.manufacturer"s.

instruction¡
•  Checking devices before use – what to look

out for and what to do.

•  What constituents a positive, negative, or
Must.Know¿
invalid test.

Demonstrates.fol owing.
•  Introduce the devices and discuss key
instructions.given¡
features.

•  Demonstrate the correct procedure for using
each device.

•  Troubleshooting - provide examples and
describe what to do.

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•  Officers pair up and simulate using the
devices (control ed environment with trainer).

•  Open discussion – learn, test, and discuss.

DrugWipe 3 S
•  Do not touch the pads on the inside of the
blue sample collector.
•  If the officer or driver ‘touches’ the pads do not
use the test (i.e., ﬁngers).
•  Hand the blue sample col ector to the driver.
•  Explain the requirements around getting
‘ready’ and that it is a simple tongue wipe
down the front of the tongue (front 1/3). (A
driver should not reach to far back or too
much saliva could be gathered. This won’t
invalidate the test but could make handling
the sample messier).
•  The colour of the pads wil  turn from ‘red’ to
‘yel ow’.
•  The test must be laid ﬂat on a horizontal
surface for ﬁve minutes until the test result
can be ‘read’.
•  Al  control lines must be ‘red’ to be valid.
•  The test result is positive even when the test
lines undergo a slight colour change.

Negative result
•  Control lines turn red
•  No test line turns red

Positive result
•  Control lines turn red
•  Test line(s) turn red for drugs present

Invalid (no result)
•  One or more control line does not turn red
•  Fails to product a result that is either positive
or negative
•  An officer can repeat the test

Oral ﬂuid col ection kit
•  Fol ow the instructions provided for the oral
ﬂuid col ection.
•  Col ection commences at the time the officer
hands the driver the oral ﬂuid sample
col ection pad.
•  Col ection is complete when the driver returns
the col ection pad to the officer, and the
officer has:
•  Checked that sufficient oral ﬂuid has been
obtained for an approved analyst to carry out
their analysis in accordance with s.71DE(2)(b)
LTA.
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•  General y the col ection time takes between 2-
10 mins. If it has not turned blue by 15 mins,
repeat the test.
• Tip¿.It.is.important.that.the.driver.moves.the.
tongue.around.the.mouth.three.times¡.If.a.
person.has.a.dry.mouth?.the.collection.time.
could.be.longer¡.Every.person.can.be.
different¡
•  When the tip of the salvia col ector turns blue,
ask the driver to remove the col ector from the
mouth and hand it to the officer.
•  Placed the col ection pad in the col ection
container.
•  Secure the lid and apply a tamper evidence
security seal. You must hear the red cap
‘click’ into place.

Body
Training Technique(s)
Resource(s)  Time
Stage 7 Objective(s):
Roadside drug testing (theory)
PPT slides
60

84-118
mins
Must have a good
1.  Purpose is  to have a good understanding  of

understanding of the end-to-
the process alongside OnDuty.

end process; prior to

commencing practical part of  2.  Reinforce the difference between roadside and
the training.
laboratory testing.

3.  Discuss key requirements for health and

safety. (See below).

4.  Note taking – discuss the importance for
evidential records.

Must know:
Health & Safety
PPT slide 85
When.can.OFT.be.applied‽  •  Officers must consider al  usual training to

keep themselves safe, for example – bending
Can.you.name.describe.the.
over to put the device down or turning their

four.key.steps‽
back on the driver makes them vulnerable.

When.can.you.apply.CIT‽
•  Officers must wear disposable gloves when

undertaken testing or col ection of saliva.

Gloves are changed between tests.

Community Inclusion

•  Cover off considerations for different
PPT slide
communities and drivers with disabilities.
86-87

Note taking
PPT slide 88
•  Cover off importance and outcomes required.

Photographs

•  Cover off importance of recording
PPT slide 89
photographs.

FAQs
13

•  Cover off driver FAQs with examples and
PPT slide 90
explanations

Vehicle stop
•  Cover off when OFT can be undertaken and
PPT slide
what to when a vehicle is stopped.
90-94
•  Not required to have good cause to suspect

that a driver has consumed drugs.

•  A test for alcohol impairment is general y

undertaken ﬁrst.

•  A person can be requested to undergo an
OFST (a) if a person is driving or attempting to

drive on a road; (b) a person has committed an
offence against the LTA involving a motor

vehicle; (c) a driver of  a vehicle involved in a

crash; or (d) a where a crash has occurred, but
the identity of the driver cannot be
ascertained, OFST can be undertaken with

anyone you have good cause to suspect to

have been in the vehicle at the time of the

crash.

Frist Oral Fluid Screening Test (OFST)

•  Instructions for use to be given during device
PPT slide
training. Uses the DrugWipe 3 S.
95-99
•  The OFST must be undertaken as pursuant to

s.71A LTA.

•  No consumption of food or liquids prior to or

during test.

•  It’s important that the driver runs their tongue
around the inside of their mouth in a circular

motion three times.

•  OFST commences when the officer advises “I
now require you to undergo…” and hand the

driver the drug screening device.

•  OFST is complete when the device is handed
back to the officer and the officer

has ascertained the result.

•  A single positive OFST requires an oral ﬂuid

sample to be sent to the laboratory (this a key
reason for undertaking the OFCT next).

•  If there is no OFST device and no good cause
to suspect, then the driver is free to go (unless
other relevant legislation should be applied).

Retry
PPT slide
•  If the ﬁrst OFST is inconclusive and a retry is
100
also inconclusive – driver is free to go.

•  If the ﬁrst OFST is positive, but the second is
inconclusive, and the retry is inconclusive –

driver is free to go. The oral ﬂuid sample is still
sent to the laboratory.

CIT
•  If there is good cause to suspect move to CIT.

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•  If no CIT qualiﬁed enforcement officer can

move to OFST.

•  If a person has undertaken a CIT or been

hospitalised fol owing a crash, they are not
required to undergo an OFST. In

these cases, apply s.73 LTA.

Oral Fluid Sample Collection

•  Instructions for use to be given during device
PPT slide
training.  Uses the Oral Fluid Col ection Kit.
104-107
•  There are no limitations in the legislation on
the number of times an oral ﬂuid col ection

can be tried.

•  If the driver fails/refuses to comply with the

requirement to provide an oral ﬂuid sample,

either verbal y or by physical inaction or delay,
you may deem that refusal or inaction to
constitute a failure/refusal to provide an oral

ﬂuid sample.

•  Reiterate prior advice pursuant to s.71DE(3)

LTA that they wil  commit an infringement

offence if they fail/refuse to supply a sample

for laboratory analysis.
•  Issue an infringement offence notice and

forbid the driver from driving for 12 hours, or

o at.your.discretion.and.if?.based.on.your.

perceived.cumulative.assessment?.you.

think.the.driver.has.made.a.reasonable.
attempt¿

o offer.another.opportunity.to.provide.a.

sample¡

•  If after the retry the person is unable to supply
an oral ﬂuid sample sufficient for laboratory

analysis when required:
•  request the driver (to accompany you) for an

evidential blood test.

Notes:

•  It is the Quantisal packet (not the outer

packet) that the lot number is required to be
recorded.

•  The date uses the American date format “mm-
dd-yyyy”. New Zealand uses “dd-mm-yyyy”.

Be aware that the month and the days are

reversed to what you are used to seeing.

Laboratory (conﬁrmation) test

•  See post roadside for the process steps.

•  The laboratory tests wil  test for al  25 drugs in
the legislation.

•  PHF Science wil  conduct the analysis of the

oral ﬂuid.
•  A laboratory certiﬁcate wil  be sent to the O/C
with the results.

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Elective sample
PPT slide
•  A driver must conﬁrm whether or not to
108-110
proceed with an elective sample. There is a

10-minute time period for this, however, there
is no requirement to have to wait until the end
of the 10-minute period if the driver conﬁrms

his or her intention. The driver’s choice is ﬁnal.
Advise the driver that they cannot change their
mind once you move forward with the

process.

•  If a driver has elected to provide a sample,
fol ow the same process as noted above.

•  There are no limitations in the legislation on

the number of times an elective oral ﬂuid

sample can be tried.

•  An.elective.sample.is.stored.with.PHF.Science.
for.six.months¡
•  The.driver.or.their.lawyer.may.apply.in.writing.

to.the.Commissioner.of.Police.requesting.the.

sample.is.sent.to.a.private.analyst.of.their.

choice¡

•  The.application.should.be.no.later.than.8❹.

days.after.the.infringement.offence.notice.is.
served?.or.the.date.in.which.the.driver.is.ﬁrst.

charged.in.court¡

Second Oral Fluid Screening Test (OFST)
PPT slide
•  Fol ow the same process and requirements as  111-114
Step 1.
•  If the second OFST is positive, the driver is

given a mandatory forbid to drive for 12-hours.  PPT slide 57
•  Fol ow standard practice in terms of the

processing the forbid to drive (POL406:

Roadside Safety Directive) and dealing with

the vehicle.
•  Forbidding the driver from driving ensures that
officers have fol owed a safety ﬁrst and

preventative action.

Add Offence
PPT slide
Offence should be coded to the suspected
116
offence. It should not be coded as 1U.

End of process

Optional:
PPT slide
Bloods
117-123
Transition out of OFT

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Body
Training Technique(s)
Resource(s)  Time
Stage 8 Objective(s):
Post roadside activity
PPT slides
As  above –

124-126
included in
1.  Cover end of shift processes
Understand.what.happens.

previous

at.the.end.of.shift.and.
60mins
2.  Laboratory analysis results and issuing an ION
requirements.for.issuing.
(key steps)

the.offence¡

3.  Issuing an ION

Has.a.high‗level.

understanding.of.medical.

defence.for.infringement.
Advise officers:

offences¡

•  Salvia samples follow the same process as

blood samples. Consider chain of custody.

•  Al  samples are sent/delivered to PHF Science.

•  Blood and saliva samples should be packaged
separately.

•  Multiple saliva samples can be sent in one
Must know:

courier bag.
Discuss.what.to.do.at.the.

•  Saliva samples need to be sent with the POL
end.of.the.shift‽.Open.
RP OF-LAB form.

discussion¡
•  Saliva samples must be delivered within seven
days of col ection to PHF Science.

•  Best practice is to ensure they are picked up

by courier as soon as is practicable.

•  Ensure drug driving car kits are replenished.

Disposal
PPT slide
•  At the end of the shift dispose of the test and
124
gloves etc in a separate rubbish bag with

general waste. Al  rubbish is disposed as usual
(no special requirements).

Laboratory result
•  The laboratory result (analyst certiﬁcate) is
PPT slide
sent to the O/C and FMC.
125
•  See copy of the certiﬁcate on the PPT slide

and discuss.

Issuing ION
PPT slide
•  Drivers who return a positive lab result for one  126
or more qualifying drugs, wil  be subject to
infringement penalties and associated
demerit points.
•  Where no offence is detected, the officer wil
advise the person of their negative result as
soon as is practicable.
•  Ensure event code is updated with the
appropriate offence code as soon as possible

Body
Training Technique(s)
Resource(s)  Time
17

Consider.operational.
Observational
Observation 15
requirements
•  Provide some practical tips and application of  al +
using the car boot and table etc
discussion
•  Discuss IPT checkpoint set-up and lessons
learned
•  Discuss language and experience of what a
driver wil  expect vs reading the script

Body
Training Technique(s)
Resource(s)  Time
Stage 9 Objective(s):
Practical application – frontline scenarios
PPT slides
140mins

103-104
Participants: 11
Demonstrates.and.applies.

learning.through.practical.
Introduction: Lizzie with Leah
application?

Scenario 2 – Negative (30 mins)
•  Staff to buddy up
•  One person speaks but both ﬁll in form
and the vice versa
•  SMEs to observe and provide advice
•  Aim to do at least one test with paperwork

Scenario 3 – Positive (85 mins)
•  Staff to buddy up
•  One person speaks but both ﬁll in form
and the vice versa
•  SMEs to observe and provide advice
•  Aim to do at least one test with paperwork
•  Includes Forbid to Drive and Laboratory
Form

Conclusion
Training Technique(s)
Resource(s)  Time
Lesson Summary
Recap learning objectives
See Trainer
10
Feedback
PPT slide
mins
Conﬁdence check
105
See handout
Formative/review
Practical session included / about half the time is focused

assessment (if
on this component of the training.
applicable)
Lesson Outline
The project team is available for assistance if required.

Extra Help Available

Where-to-next
To be discussed. Check-in, observations, and feedback to
incorporate into national training package.

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