South Australian Current Acts

CRIMINAL LAW (FORENSIC PROCEDURES) ACT 2007 - SECT 18

18—Applications of special urgency

        (1)         This section applies to an application for an order authorising a forensic procedure under this Division if—

            (a)         the respondent cannot be located at the time at which the application is made; and

            (b)         evidence (or the probative value of evidence) may be lost or destroyed if the forensic procedure is not carried out urgently.

        (2)         If a senior police officer is satisfied that this section applies to an application—

            (a)         section 17 does not apply in relation to the application; and

            (b)         the senior police officer may proceed to determine the application in the absence of the respondent, or any representative of the respondent.