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CRIMINAL LAW (FORENSIC PROCEDURES) ACT 2007 (NO 5 OF 2007) - SECT 37

37—Order for forensic material obtained by volunteers and victims procedure to be treated as if obtained by suspects procedure

A senior police officer may order that forensic material obtained as a result of a volunteers and victims procedure be treated, for the purpose of Division 4 and for the purposes of the DNA database system, as if it were forensic material obtained as a result of a suspects procedure if satisfied that there are reasonable grounds to suspect that the person on whom the procedure was carried out has committed a serious offence and—

            (a)         there are reasonable grounds to suspect that the forensic material may be of value to the investigation of the suspected offence; or

            (b)         the forensic material consists of forensic material from the person's body taken for the purpose of obtaining a DNA profile of the person.



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