Crimes Act Amendment (Forensic Procedures) Act (No. 1) 2006 (130 of 2006)

Schedule 1   Amendments

Crimes Act 1914

20   After section 23YDAC

Insert:

23YDACA Integration of Commonwealth DNA database system and State/Territory DNA database systems

(1) The whole or a part of the Commonwealth DNA database system, or information obtained from the Commonwealth DNA database system, may be integrated (whether electronically or otherwise) with:

(a) the whole or a part of one or more State/Territory DNA database systems; or

(b) information obtained from one or more State/Territory DNA database systems;

to form part of NCIDD.

(2) A participating jurisdiction, or an authority of a participating jurisdiction, may access NCIDD to the extent that it consists of:

(a) the whole or a part of the State/Territory DNA database system of the participating jurisdiction; or

(b) information obtained from the State/Territory DNA database system of the participating jurisdiction;

but only if the participating jurisdiction, or the authority of the participating jurisdiction, is required or authorised by or under a law of the participating jurisdiction to access the State/Territory DNA database system of the participating jurisdiction.

(3) No part of a State/Territory DNA database system, and no information obtained from a State/Territory DNA database system, forms part of the Commonwealth DNA database system by reason only of any integration referred to in subsection (1).

(4) No part of the Commonwealth DNA database system, and no information obtained from the Commonwealth DNA database system, forms part of a State/Territory DNA database system by reason only of any integration referred to in subsection (1).

(5) The existence of the Commonwealth DNA database system or a State/Territory DNA database system is not affected by reason only of any integration referred to in subsection (1).