Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

CRIMES (FORENSIC PROCEDURES) ACT 2000 - SECT 100

In this Act:

"another participating jurisdiction" means a participating jurisdiction other than the Territory.

"appropriate authority" means—

        (a)     for the Territory—the chief police officer and any other authority prescribed by regulation; or

        (b)     for another participating jurisdiction—an authority exercising, in relation to the police service or force of that jurisdiction, functions corresponding to those of the chief police officer and any other authority prescribed by regulation.

"corresponding law "means a law, or a provision of a law, of the Commonwealth or a State that is prescribed by regulation for this definition, whether or not the law corresponds, or substantially corresponds, to this Act.

"DNA database" means—

        (a)     the ACT DNA database; or

        (b)     NCIDD; or

        (c)     for a participating jurisdiction—a database (whether in computerised or other form and however described) held by, or on behalf of, the participating jurisdiction for the purposes of a corresponding law of the participating jurisdiction.

"jurisdiction" means the Territory, the Commonwealth or a State.

Note     State includes the Northern Territory (see Legislation Act

, dict, pt 1).

"NCIDD" means the database known as the National Criminal Investigation DNA Database and managed by the Commonwealth.

"participating jurisdiction" means the Territory and another jurisdiction in which a corresponding law is in force.

"responsible Minister", of another participating jurisdiction, means a Minister of that jurisdiction who is responsible for administration of a corresponding law.