Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

CRIMES (FORENSIC PROCEDURES) ACT 2000 - SECT 18

Table 18 shows the circumstances in which a forensic procedure may be carried out on a suspect, and shows the provisions that authorise the carrying out of the procedure.

Table 18     Authorisations for forensic procedures

column 1 item	column 2 sections	column 3 suspect	column 4 intimate forensic procedure	column 5 non-intimate forensic procedure
1	•     19	adult not in custody	•     with informed consent under part 2.3	•     with informed consent under part 2.3
	•     31		•     by forensic order of a magistrate under part 2.5	•     by forensic order of a magistrate under part 2.5
2	•     19	adult in custody	•     with informed consent under part 2.3	•     with informed consent under part 2.3
	•     27			•     by forensic order of a police officer under part 2.4
	•     31		by forensic order of a magistrate under part 2.5	•     by forensic order of a magistrate under part 2.5
3	31	incapable person (whether or not in custody)	by forensic order of a magistrate under part 2.5	by forensic order of a magistrate under part 2.5
4	31	child (whether or not in custody)	by forensic order of a magistrate under part 2.5	by forensic order of a magistrate under part 2.5

Note     Pt 2.3 deals with forensic procedures carried out with the consent of the suspect. Pt 2.4 deals with non-intimate forensic procedures carried out on a suspect by order of a police officer. Pt 2.5 deals with forensic procedures carried out on a suspect by order of a magistrate.