Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

CRIMES (FORENSIC PROCEDURES) ACT 2000 - SECT 84A

    (1)     This section applies if a volunteer volunteers to undergo a forensic procedure for the purpose of—

        (a)     placing the volunteer's DNA profile on the ACT DNA database; and

        (b)     comparing the volunteer's DNA profile with a DNA profile on the missing person's index or unknown deceased person's index of a DNA database.

    (2)     If the volunteer's DNA profile matches a DNA profile on the missing person's index or unknown deceased person's index, a police officer must inform the volunteer about the match as soon as practicable after the day the match is made.