South Australian Numbered Acts

CRIMINAL LAW (FORENSIC PROCEDURES) ACT 2007 (NO 5 OF 2007) - SECT 15

15—Application for order

        (1)         An order authorising a forensic procedure under this Division may be made by a senior police officer.

        (2)         An application for such an order—

            (a)         must be made in writing by a police officer; and

            (b)         must state the nature of the suspected offence and the grounds for suspecting that the respondent has committed the offence; and

            (c)         must state the nature of the forensic procedure for which the order is sought and the grounds for suspecting the forensic procedure could produce evidence of value to the investigation of the suspected offence.

        (3)         A copy of the application must be given to the respondent, unless the application is one to which section 18 applies.

        (4)         The application may be sent by fax or email to the senior police officer who is to hear the application or, if it is not reasonably practicable to send the application by fax or email, the application may be read to the officer over the telephone (however, in such a case, a copy of the application must be provided to the officer as soon as practicable after the application is made).