Crimes Legislation Enhancement Act 2003 (41 of 2003)

Schedule 1   Amendment of the Crimes Act 1914

Part 3A   Forensic procedures

7D   Subsection 23YUD(1)

Repeal the subsection, substitute:

(1) The Minister may, on behalf of the Commonwealth, enter into arrangements with a responsible Minister of a participating jurisdiction under which:

(a) information from the DNA database system of the Commonwealth that may be relevant to the investigation of a matter relating to the participating jurisdiction is to be transmitted to the appropriate authority in that jurisdiction for the purpose of the investigation of, or proceedings in respect of, that matter; and

(b) information from a DNA database system of the participating jurisdiction that may be relevant to the investigation of a matter relating to the Commonwealth is to be transmitted to the Commissioner for the purposes of the investigation of, or proceedings in respect of, that matter.

These arrangements may deal with keeping, and otherwise managing, such information.

(1A) For the avoidance of doubt, this section does not preclude CrimTrac from entering into a memorandum of understanding or other arrangement, on behalf of the Commonwealth, with a participating jurisdiction in relation to:

(a) transmission of information to or from the DNA database system of the Commonwealth, or a DNA database system of any participating jurisdiction; or

(b) keeping, and otherwise managing, such information.