South Australian Current Acts

CRIMINAL LAW (FORENSIC PROCEDURES) ACT 2007 - SECT 43

43—Specific consent required for storage of DNA profile on a volunteers index

        (1)         A DNA profile derived from forensic material of a person on whom a forensic procedure has been carried out in accordance with an authorisation under Part 2 Division 1 must not be stored on the volunteers (limited purposes) index or the volunteers (unlimited purposes) index unless the relevant person has consented to that storage in accordance with this section.

        (2)         Before a person consents to the storage of a DNA profile under this section a police officer must—

            (a)         complete a written statement, in a form approved by the Attorney-General, explaining—

                  (i)         the options, under this Act, relating to the storage of the DNA profile on the DNA database system and the person's right to refuse consent to such storage or impose conditions—

                        (A)         limiting the period for which such storage can occur; or

                        (B)         prohibiting the comparison of that DNA profile with DNA profiles stored on other specified indexes of the DNA database system; and

                  (ii)         any other matters required by the Attorney-General; and

            (b)         read that statement to the person; and

            (c)         give the person a copy of the written statement.

        (3)         If the person is not reasonably fluent in English, the statement required to be read to the person under subsection (2) must be read with the assistance of an interpreter.

        (4)         A person gives consent to the storage of a DNA profile under this section by—

            (a)         expressly consenting orally or in writing; or

            (b)         giving some other unequivocal indication of consent.

        (5)         If consent is given otherwise than in writing, an audio or audiovisual record of—

            (a)         the statement read to the person; and

            (b)         the giving of consent by the person,

must be made and, subject to subsection (6), a copy of that record must be given to the person.

        (6)         A copy of an audiovisual record will not be provided unless the fee fixed by regulation is paid.

        (7)         Arrangements must be made, at the request of the person, for the playing of an audiovisual record at a reasonable time and place to be nominated by the Commissioner of Police.

        (8)         In this section—

"relevant person", in relation to a DNA profile, means—

            (a)         if the DNA profile is of a person who is not a protected person—that person; or

            (b)         if the DNA profile is of a protected person—

                  (i)         in the case of a child—the closest available next of kin of the child; or

                  (ii)         in any other case—the person's guardian or, if the person does not have a guardian, the closest available next of kin of the person.