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CRIMINAL LAW (FORENSIC PROCEDURES) ACT 2007 - SECT 41

41—Commissioner may maintain DNA database system

        (1)         The Commissioner of Police may maintain a DNA database system.

        (2)         The Minister may—

            (a)         enter into an arrangement with the Minister responsible for the administration of a corresponding law, providing for the exchange of information recorded in the DNA database system kept under this section and a database kept under the corresponding law; and

            (b)         enter into an arrangement with the Minister responsible for the administration of a corresponding law of the Commonwealth or with the ACC, providing for the transmission of information recorded in the DNA database system kept under this section to the ACC for the purpose of that authority doing any, or all, of the following:

                  (i)         causing the information so transmitted to form part of a national database;

                  (ii)         comparing the information so transmitted with other information on a national database;

                  (iii)         identifying any matches between the information so transmitted and other information on a national database;

                  (iv)         transmitting information arising from such matches to the Commissioner of Police;

                  (v)         any other thing required or authorised to be done under the corresponding law or otherwise authorised by law.

        (3)         In this section—

"ACC" means the Australian Crime Commission established under the Australian Crime Commission Act 2002 of the Commonwealth.



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