Australian Capital Territory Current Regulations

CRIMES (FORENSIC PROCEDURES) REGULATION 2000 - NOTES

Dictionary

(see s 2)

Note 1     The Legislation Act

contains definitions and other provisions relevant to this regulation.

Note 2     For example, the Legislation Act

, dict, pt 1, defines the following terms:

              •     Commonwealth

              •     doctor

              •     intersex person (see s 169B)

              •     police officer

              •     State

              •     the Territory

              •     transgender person (see s 169A (1) and (2)).

Note 3     Terms used in this regulation have the same meaning that they have in the Crimes (Forensic Procedures) Act 2000

(see Legislation Act

, s 148). For example, the following terms are defined in the Crimes (Forensic Procedures) Act 2000

, dict:

              •     ACT DNA database (see s 94A)

              •     appropriately qualified person (see s 13)

              •     forensic procedure (see s 5).

"forensic scientist "means a person engaged (whether as an employee or otherwise) in that capacity by—

        (a)     the Australian Federal Police; or

        (b)     the police force or police service of a State.

"forensic technician "means a person engaged (whether as an employee or otherwise) in that capacity by—

        (a)     the Australian Federal Police; or

        (b)     the police force or police service of a State.

Endnotes

1     About the endnotes

Amending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the amendment history. Current modifications are not included in the republished law but are set out in the endnotes.

Not all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001

, part 11.3 are annotated in the amendment history. Full details of any amendments can be obtained from the Parliamentary Counsel's Office.

Uncommenced amending laws and expiries are listed in the legislation history and the amendment history. These details are underlined. Uncommenced provisions and amendments are not included in the republished law but are set out in the last endnote.

If all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered provisions gives details of previous and current numbering.

The endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.

2     Abbreviation key

am = amended	ord = ordinance
amdt = amendment	orig = original
ch = chapter	par = paragraph/subparagraph
def = definition	pres = present
dict = dictionary	prev = previous
disallowed = disallowed by the Legislative	(prev...) = previously
Assembly	pt = part
div = division	r = rule/subrule
exp = expires/expired	renum = renumbered
Gaz = gazette	reloc = relocated
hdg = heading	R[X] = Republication No
IA = Interpretation Act 1967	RI = reissue
ins = inserted/added	s = section/subsection
LA = Legislation Act 2001	sch = schedule
LR = legislation register	sdiv = subdivision
LRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996	sub = substituted
mod = modified/modification	SL = Subordinate Law
o = order	underlining = whole or part not commenced
om = omitted/repealed	or to be expired

3     Legislation history

This regulation was originally the Crimes (Forensic Procedures) Regulations 2000

. It was renamed under the Legislation Act 2001

.

Crimes (Forensic Procedures) Regulation SL2000-56

notified 21 December 2000 (Gaz 2000 No S69

)

commenced 21 December 2000 (s 2)

as amended by

Crimes (Forensic Procedures) Regulations Amendment 2001

SL2001-25

notified 26 July 2001 (Gaz 2001 No 30

)

commenced 26 July 2001 (s 1)

Legislation (Consequential Amendments) Act 2001

A2001-44 pt 91

notified 26 July 2001 (Gaz 2001 No 30

)

pt 91 commenced 12 September 2001 (s 2 and see Gaz 2001 No S65

)

Crimes (Forensic Procedures) Amendment Regulations 2003 (No 1)

SL2003-11

notified LR 5 May 2003

s 1, s 2 commenced 5 May 2003 (LA s 75 (1))

remainder commenced 6 May 2003 (s 2)

Statute Law Amendment Act 2007

A2007-3 sch 3 pt 3.25

notified LR 22 March 2007

s 1, s 2 taken to have commenced 1 July 2006 (LA s 75 (2))

sch 3 pt 3.25 commenced 12 April 2007 (s 2 (1))

Crimes (Forensic Procedures) Amendment Act 2008

A2008-23 pt 3

notified LR 10 July 2008

s 1, s 2 commenced 10 July 2008 (LA s 75 (1))

pt 3 commenced 11 July 2008 (s 2)

4     Amendment history

Name of regulation
s 1     am R4 LA

Dictionary
s 2     om R1 (LRA)
    ins A2007-3

amdt 3.133

Notes
s 3     am SL2001-44

amdt 1.1010
    defs reloc to dict A2007-3

amdt 3.132
    sub A2007-3

amdt 3.133
    def the Act om A2001-44

amdt 1.1009

Use or disclosure of information on DNA databases—Act, s 96 (2) (d), s 111 (2) (a) and (d)
s 5     ins SL SL2001-25

s 3
    sub A2008-23

s 104

Corresponding law—Act, s 100, def of corresponding law
s 6     ins SL SL2001-25

s 3
    am SL2003-11

s 4; A2008-23

s 105

Appropriately qualified persons
sch 1     am A2008-23

ss 106-112

Corresponding provisions
sch 2     ins SL SL2001-25

s 4
    am A2008-23

s 113, s 114

Dictionary
dict     ins A2007-3

amdt 3.134
    am A2008-23

s 115
    def forensic scientist reloc from s 3 A2007-3

amdt 3.132
    def forensic technician reloc from s 3 A2007-3

amdt 3.132

5     Earlier republications

Some earlier republications were not numbered. The number in column 1 refers to the publication order.

Since 12 September 2001 every authorised republication has been published in electronic pdf format on the ACT legislation register. A selection of authorised republications have also been published in printed format. These republications are marked with an asterisk (*) in column 1. Electronic and printed versions of an authorised republication are identical.

Republication No	Amendments to	Republication date
1	not amended	15 June 2001
2	A2001-44

12 September 2001

3

SL2003-11

6 May 2003

4

SL2003-11

2 November 2004

5

A2007-3

12 April 2007

© Australian Capital Territory 2008

Australian Capital Territory

SL2000-56

Republication No 6

Effective: 11 July 2008

Republication date: 11 July 2008

Last amendment made by A2008-23

This is a republication of the Crimes (Forensic Procedures) Regulation 2000

, made under the Crimes (Forensic Procedures) Act 2000

(including any amendment made under the Legislation Act 2001

, part 11.3 (Editorial changes)) as in force on 11 July 2008

. It also includes any amendment, repeal or expiry affecting the republished law to 11 July 2008

.

The legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3 and 4.

Kinds of republications

The Parliamentary Counsel's Office prepares 2 kinds of republications of ACT laws (see the ACT legislation register at www.legislation.act.gov.au

              • authorised republications to which the Legislation Act 2001

applies

              • unauthorised republications.

The status of this republication appears on the bottom of each page.

Editorial changes

The Legislation title="A2001-14">Legislation Act 2001

, part 11.3 authorises the Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial amendments and other changes of a formal nature when preparing a law for republication. Editorial changes do not change the effect of the law, but have effect as if they had been made by an Act commencing on the republication date (see “b title="A2001-14">Legislation Act 2001

, s 115 and s 117). The changes are made if the Parliamentary Counsel considers they are desirable to bring the law into line, or more closely into line, with current legislative drafting practice.

This republication does not include amendments made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1).

Uncommenced provisions and amendments

If a provision of the republished law has not commenced or is affected by an uncommenced amendment, the symbol  U  appears immediately before the provision heading. The text of the uncommenced provision or amendment appears only in the last endnote.

Modifications

If a provision of the republished law is affected by a current modification, the symbol  M  appears immediately before the provision heading. The text of the modifying provision appears in the endnotes. For the legal status of modifications, see Legislation Act 2001

, section 95.

Penalties

The value of a penalty unit for an offence against this republished law at the republication date is—

(a) if the person charged is an individual—$100; or

(b) if the person charged is a corporation—$500.

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