Section 250 — Social Security Act 2018: Good and sufficient reason for failure to comply with drug-testing obligation

250 Good and sufficient reason for failure to comply with drug-testing obligation (1) A person ( P ) has a good and sufficient reason for not complying with a drug-testing obligation, or for failing to apply for suitable employment that requires candidates to undertake drug tests, or for both, if MSD is satisfied that P— (a) is addicted to, or dependent on, 1 or more controlled drugs; or (b) is undertaking addiction treatment; or (c) is awaiting assessment for, or an opportunity to undertake, addiction treatment; or (d) is taking, in the dosage prescribed, a controlled drug lawfully prescribed for P by a health practitioner; or (e) falls within another ground or grounds prescribed for the purposes of this subsection by regulations made under section 418(1)(j) . (2) In subsection (1), addiction treatment means treatment that— (a) is for addiction to, or dependence on, 1 or more controlled drugs; and (b) is provided by a health practitioner, or other person, who is professionally engaged in the treatment or rehabilitation of people who are using, or have used, controlled drugs; and (c) is of a kind approved by MSD. Compare: 1964 No 136 s 116C(2)