Western Australian Current Regulations Western Australian Current Regulations (1) For the definition
of qualified person in section 52 of the Act, a person is qualified to do
any non‑intimate identifying procedure if the person is —
(a) a
forensic scientist approved under subregulation (3); or
(b) a
forensic technician approved under subregulation (3); or
(c) a
police officer who has satisfactorily completed a course of training approved
for this paragraph under subregulation (3); or
(d) a
fisheries officer appointed under section 11 of the Fish Resources
Management Act 1994 who has satisfactorily completed a course of training
approved for this paragraph under subregulation (3).
(2) For the definition
of qualified person in section 52 of the Act, a person is qualified to do
the intimate identifying procedure of taking a sample of blood if —
(a) the
person is a police officer who has satisfactorily completed a course of
training approved for this paragraph under subregulation (3); and
(b) the
sample is to be taken by means of a lancet or a finger blood sampling device.
(2a) For the
definition of qualified person in section 52 of the Act, a person is
qualified to do the intimate identifying procedure of photographing an
identifying feature of a person on his or her private parts if the person is a
police officer who has satisfactorily completed a course of training approved
for this subregulation under subregulation (3).
(3) The Commissioner
may by notice published in the Gazette —
(a)
approve a person as a forensic scientist for subregulation (1)(a) or as a
forensic technician for subregulation (1)(b); or
(b)
approve a course of training for subregulation (1)(c) or (d), (2)(a)
or (2a); or
(c)
amend or revoke a notice under paragraph (a) or (b).
(4) In this
regulation —
police officer means a person appointed under Part
I or IIIA of the Police Act 1892 .
[Regulation 4 amended: Gazette
19 Nov 2002 p. 5507‑8; 27 Jun 2006
p. 2305.]