Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

CRIMES (FORENSIC PROCEDURES) ACT 2000 - SECT 4A

Other legislation applies in relation to offences against this Act.

Note 1     Criminal Code

The Criminal Code

, ch 2 applies to the following offences against this Act (see Code, pt 2.1):

              •     s 96 (1) (Use of information on ACT DNA database)

              •     s 97 (3) (Permissible matching of DNA profiles)

              •     s 98 (Recording, retention and removal of identifying information on ACT DNA database).

The chapter sets out the general principles of criminal responsibility (including burdens of proof and general defences), and defines terms used for offences to which the Code applies (eg "conduct", "intention", recklessness and strict liability ).

Note 2     Penalty units

The Legislation Act

, s 133 deals with the meaning of offence penalties that are expressed in penalty units.