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Part 5 · Dna Database

32. Use of DNA information

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Last amended by an amending law of 2022.

Any information stored in the DNA database may be used for any of the following purposes:

(a)

for administering the DNA database for the purposes of this Act;

(b)

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;

(c)

for any proceedings for any offence;

(d)

for comparison with DNA information in the DNA database maintained under —

(i)

section 27C of the Criminal Law (Temporary Provisions) Act 1955;

(ii)

section 26D of the Intoxicating Substances Act 1987; or

(iii)

section 40D of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1973;

(e)

for forensic comparison with any other DNA information in the course of an investigation of an offence conducted by a police officer;

(f)

for identifying a dead individual or any part of an individual;

(g)

for identifying an individual in order to provide police assistance to the individual;

(h)

for such other purposes as may be prescribed.

Report

Part 6

Removal of Registrable Particulars, Identifying Information, Records and Dna Information from Register, Identification Database and Dna Database

Part 7

Appeal Against Registrar’S Determination Under Section 39

Part 8

Miscellaneous

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