Registration of Criminals Act 1949 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 5 · Dna Database
32. Use of DNA information
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Any information stored in the DNA database may be used for any of the following purposes:
for administering the DNA database for the purposes of this Act;
for any investigation into a death conducted by a police officer, a Coroner or a forensic pathologist (including a post-mortem examination) or any inquiry into any death held by a Coroner, under the Coroners Act 2010;
for any proceedings for any offence;
for comparison with DNA information in the DNA database maintained under —
DNA information
“DNA information” means genetic information derived from the forensic DNA analysis of a body sample;
section 27C of the Criminal Law (Temporary Provisions) Act 1955;
section 26D of the Intoxicating Substances Act 1987; or
section 40D of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1973;
for forensic comparison with any other DNA information in the course of an investigation of an offence conducted by a police officer;
for identifying a dead individual or any part of an individual;
for identifying an individual in order to provide police assistance to the individual;
for such other purposes as may be prescribed.