Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

CRIMES (FORENSIC PROCEDURES) ACT 2000 - SECT 53

    (1)     Table 53 shows, for each forensic procedure, the people who may carry out the procedure under this Act.

    (2)     A person not mentioned in table 53, column 3 is not authorised to carry out a forensic procedure under this Act except as mentioned in section 55 (Person may get help to carry out forensic procedure).

    (3)     Table 53, column 4 shows, for each forensic procedure, whether a doctor or dentist of the relevant person's choice may be present while the forensic procedure is carried out.

Note     Section 56 makes detailed provisions for the presence of a doctor or dentist of the relevant person's choice while a forensic procedure is carried out.

    (4)     This section does not prevent a relevant person from carrying out a forensic procedure mentioned in table 53, item 3, column 2 on himself or herself under the supervision of an appropriately qualified person.

Table 53     People involved in forensic procedures

column 1 item	column 2 forensic procedure	column 3 people who may carry out forensic procedure	column 4 is relevant person entitled to ask for doctor or dentist of person's choice to be present?
1	external examination of—               •     genital or anal area               •     buttocks               •     breasts of female or transgender or intersex person who identifies as female	•     doctor               •     nurse               •     appropriately qualified person	yes, doctor
2	taking sample of blood	•     doctor               •     nurse	yes, doctor
3	taking sample of saliva or sample by buccal swab	•     doctor               •     dentist               •     dental technician               •     nurse               •     appropriately qualified person	yes, doctor or dentist
4	taking sample of pubic hair	•     doctor               •     nurse	yes, doctor
5	taking sample by swab or washing from—               •     external genital or anal area               •     buttocks               •     breasts of female or transgender or intersex person who identifies as female	•     doctor               •     nurse	yes, doctor
6	taking sample by vacuum suction, scraping or lifting by tape from—               •     external genital or anal area               •     buttocks               •     breasts of female or transgender or intersex person who identifies as female	•     doctor               •     nurse	yes, doctor
7	taking dental impression	•     doctor               •     dentist               •     dental technician	yes, dentist
8	taking photograph or video recording of, or impression or cast of, wound from—               •     genital or anal area               •     buttocks               •     breasts of female or transgender or intersex person who identifies as female	•     appropriately qualified person	yes, doctor
9	external examination of part of body (other than—               •     genital or anal area               •     buttocks               •     breasts of female or transgender or intersex person who identifies as female) that requires touching of body or removal of clothing	•     doctor               •     nurse               •     appropriately qualified person	no
10	taking sample of hair (other than pubic hair)	•     doctor               •     nurse               •     appropriately qualified person	no
11	taking sample from nail or from under nail	•     doctor               •     nurse               •     appropriately qualified person	no
12	taking sample by swab or washing from any external part of body (other than—               •     genital or anal area               •     buttocks               •     breasts of female or transgender or intersex person who identifies as female)	•     doctor               •     nurse               •     appropriately qualified person	no
13	taking sample by vacuum suction, scraping or lifting by tape from any external part of body (other than—               •     genital or anal area               •     buttocks               •     breasts of female or transgender or intersex person who identifies as female)	•     doctor               •     nurse               •     appropriately qualified person	no
14	taking handprint, fingerprint, footprint or toeprint	•     appropriately qualified person	no
15	taking photograph or video recording of, or impression or cast of wound from, external part of body (other than—               •     genital or anal area               •     buttocks               •     breasts of female or transgender or intersex person who identifies as female)	•     appropriately qualified person	no

Note     Appropriately qualified person is defined in s 13.