(1) The Minister may enter into an agreement with 1 or more of the following to analyse forensic material for the Territory:
(a) a forensic laboratory accredited with the National Association of Testing Authorities Australia;
(b) another forensic laboratory that the Minister considers on reasonable grounds is competent to analyse forensic material.
(2) An agreement with a forensic laboratory may
allow the outsourcing of the analysis of forensic material to another forensic
laboratory.