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CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION (IDENTIFYING PEOPLE) ACT 2002 - SECT 47

47 .         Terms used

                In this Part —

        charged suspect means a person who has been charged with, but not dealt with by a court for, an offence and, for the purposes of this definition, it does not matter whether or not the person is in lawful custody for the offence;

        identifying particular , in relation to a charged suspect charged with a serious offence, means —

            (a)         a print of the suspect’s hands (including fingers), feet (including toes) or ears;

            (b)         a photograph of the suspect (including of an identifying feature of the suspect);

            (c)         a measurement of any identifying feature of the suspect;

            (da)         an impression of an identifying feature of the suspect (including a dental impression);

            (db)         a sample of the suspect’s hair taken for purposes other than obtaining the suspect’s DNA profile;

            (d)         the suspect’s DNA profile;

            (e)         an identifying particular of the suspect that is prescribed for the purposes of this definition;

        identifying particular , in relation to a charged suspect charged with an offence other than a serious offence, means —

            (a)         a print of the suspect’s hands (including fingers), feet (including toes) or ears;

            (b)         a photograph of the suspect (including of an identifying feature of the suspect);

            (c)         a measurement of any identifying feature of the suspect;

            (d)         an identifying particular of the suspect that is prescribed for the purposes of this definition, which cannot include an identifying particular listed in paragraph (da), (db) or (d) of the definition of identifying particular , in relation to a charged suspect charged with a serious offence.

        [Section 47 amended: No. 59 of 2006 s. 38; No. 22 of 2013 s. 18.]



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