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Crimes Act 1914

Part ID - Forensic procedures  

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This Part provides for forensic procedures to be carried out on:

  • • suspects in relation to indictable offences (Divisions 3 , 4 and 5 ); and
  • • offenders in relation to prescribed and serious offences (Division 6A ); and
  • • volunteers (Division 6B ).

    • If the carrying out of a forensic procedure is authorised under this Part, it must be carried out in accordance with rules and procedures set out in Division 6 .

    If a forensic procedure covered by this Part is carried out without proper authority under this Part, evidence obtained through the procedure may be inadmissible in proceedings against the suspect (Division 7 ).

    However, certain rules are modified or do not apply if the forensic procedure is carried out in response to a request by a foreign country or an international tribunal, or a request by a foreign law enforcement agency (Division 9A ).

    This Part also:

  • • contains offences in relation to the Commonwealth DNA database system and the National Criminal Investigation DNA Database ( NCIDD ) (Division 8A ); and
  • • provides for the whole or a part of the Commonwealth DNA database system to be integrated with the whole or a part of one ore more State/Territory DNA database systems to form part of NCIDD (Division 8A ); and
  • • provides for the exchange of information in the Commonwealth DNA database system or a State/Territory DNA database system and the protection of the information that is exchanged (Division 11 ); and
  • • provides for the destruction of forensic material (Division 8 ).

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    Division 9A - Carrying out forensic procedures at the request of a foreign country or international tribunal  

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    Subdivision B - Requests by a foreign law enforcement agency  

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    SECTION 23YQD   Providing forensic material etc. to a foreign law enforcement agency  

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    (1)    
    The Commissioner may provide forensic evidence to a foreign law enforcement agency if the Commissioner is satisfied that:


    (a) the foreign law enforcement agency has given appropriate undertakings in relation to the retention, use and destruction of the forensic evidence; and


    (b) it is appropriate, in all the circumstances of the case, to do so.

    (2)    
    If forensic evidence is to be provided to the foreign law enforcement agency, a copy of the tape recording or the written record mentioned in section 23WL (suspects) or 23XWS (volunteers) may also be provided to the foreign law enforcement agency.

    (3)    
    If an audio recording, a copy of it, or a copy of a transcript of a tape recording is made available to a suspect or volunteer (as required by subsection 23YF(1) ), a copy of the audio recording or the transcript, or both, as the case may be, may also be provided to the foreign law enforcement agency.

    (4)    
    If:


    (a) a video recording or a copy of it is made available to a suspect or volunteer (as required by subsection 23YF(1) ); or


    (b) both an audio recording and a video recording are made and the suspect or volunteer is given an opportunity to view the video recording (as required by subsection 23YF(1) );

    a copy of the video recording may also be provided to the foreign law enforcement agency.


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