Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) If section 19(2)
has been complied with —
(a) a
volunteer who is an adult —
(i)
may consent to the identifying procedure that he or she
was informed about; and
(ii)
if he or she consents, must decide the matters in
section 19(2)(e) and (f);
(b) a
responsible person —
(i)
may consent to a protected person undergoing the
identifying procedure that the responsible person was informed about; and
(ii)
if he or she consents, must decide the matters in
section 19(2)(e) and (f).
(2) The consent and
decisions of a person must be recorded in writing on a form approved by the
Commissioner of Police and signed by the person in the presence of a police
officer.
(3) A copy of the
person’s signed form must be given to the person.
(4) When the consent
of a person has been given and recorded in accordance with this section, the
identifying procedure may be done on the volunteer unless, before it has been
completed —
(a) if
the volunteer is an adult, the volunteer withdraws his or her consent; or
(b) if
the volunteer is a protected person —
(i)
the volunteer objects to or resists the carrying out of
the procedure; or
(ii)
the responsible person withdraws his or her consent to
the volunteer undergoing the procedure.
(5) If an identifying
procedure has been done under this Division on an adult, the adult may
subsequently change his or her decision on the matters in section 19(2)(e) and
(f) by notifying the Commissioner of Police.
(6) If an identifying
procedure has been done under this Division on a protected person —
(a) a
responsible person; or
(b) if
the protected person was a child at the time the identifying procedure was
done who has since then reached 18 years of age, that person,
may subsequently
change the decision on the matters in section 19(2)(e) and (f) by notifying
the Commissioner of Police.