Crimes (Forensic Procedures) Act 2000 - NSW Ombudsman - NSW ...
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111 Commonwealth of Australia, Report of Independent Review of Part 1D of the <strong>Crimes</strong> <strong>Act</strong> 1914 – <strong>Forensic</strong> <strong>Procedures</strong>, March 2003 at<br />
paragraph 5.24. For a list of government forensic service providers in Australia, see the National Institute of <strong>Forensic</strong> Science Australia<br />
website, http://www.nifs.com.au. Accessed 25 May 2005.<br />
112 <strong>Crimes</strong> (<strong>Forensic</strong> <strong>Procedures</strong>) <strong>Act</strong> <strong>2000</strong> s 12(g) and 20(e).<br />
113 <strong>Crimes</strong> <strong>Act</strong> 1914 (Cth) s 23WI and 23WO.<br />
114 See <strong>Crimes</strong> (<strong>Forensic</strong> <strong>Procedures</strong>) <strong>Act</strong> <strong>2000</strong> s 25(g) and <strong>Crimes</strong> <strong>Act</strong> 1914 (Cth) s 23WT.<br />
115 See <strong>Crimes</strong> (<strong>Forensic</strong> <strong>Procedures</strong>) <strong>Act</strong> <strong>2000</strong> s 12(d) and <strong>Crimes</strong> <strong>Act</strong> 1914 (Cth) s 23WI(1)(b) and 23WA.<br />
116 See <strong>Crimes</strong> (<strong>Forensic</strong> <strong>Procedures</strong>) <strong>Act</strong> <strong>2000</strong> s 6 and <strong>Crimes</strong> <strong>Act</strong> 1914 (Cth) s 23WCA.<br />
117 See <strong>Crimes</strong> <strong>Act</strong> 1914 (Cth) s 23WA and <strong>Crimes</strong> (<strong>Forensic</strong> <strong>Procedures</strong>) <strong>Act</strong> <strong>2000</strong> s 3.<br />
118 See Commonwealth of Australia, “Report of Independent Review of Part 1D of the <strong>Crimes</strong> <strong>Act</strong> 1914 – <strong>Forensic</strong> <strong>Procedures</strong>”,<br />
March 2003.<br />
119 <strong>Crimes</strong> (<strong>Forensic</strong> <strong>Procedures</strong>) <strong>Act</strong> <strong>2000</strong> (ACT) s 7.<br />
120 These include the seriousness of the offences, the circumstances surrounding its commission, the degree of the suspect’s alleged<br />
participation, personal characteristics of the suspect (including age, health, cultural background), whether evidence of the suspect’s<br />
involvement in the offence can be gained in a less intrusive way, any reasons given for refusing consent (if applicable) and any other<br />
relevant matters: <strong>Crimes</strong> (<strong>Forensic</strong> <strong>Procedures</strong>) <strong>Act</strong> <strong>2000</strong> (ACT) s 23 and 29.<br />
121 <strong>Crimes</strong> (<strong>Forensic</strong> <strong>Procedures</strong>) <strong>Act</strong> <strong>2000</strong> (ACT) s 34.<br />
122 <strong>Crimes</strong> <strong>Act</strong> 1958 (Vic) s 464Z(3A), as amended by the <strong>Crimes</strong> (DNA Database) <strong>Act</strong> 2002 (Vic).<br />
123 <strong>Crimes</strong> <strong>Act</strong> 1958 (Vic) s 464ZGG to 464ZGO, as amended by the <strong>Crimes</strong> (DNA Database) <strong>Act</strong> 2002 (Vic).<br />
124 <strong>Crimes</strong> <strong>Act</strong> 1958 (Vic) s 464SA, as amended by the <strong>Crimes</strong> (Amendment) <strong>Act</strong> 2004 (Vic).<br />
125 <strong>Crimes</strong> <strong>Act</strong> 1958 (Vic) s 464.<br />
126 See Criminal Law (<strong>Forensic</strong> <strong>Procedures</strong>) (Miscellaneous) Amendment <strong>Act</strong> 2002 (SA), which commenced in April 2003.<br />
127 Criminal Law (<strong>Forensic</strong> <strong>Procedures</strong>) <strong>Act</strong> 1998 (SA) Parts 2B and 5A.<br />
128 Criminal Law (<strong>Forensic</strong> <strong>Procedures</strong>) <strong>Act</strong> 1998 (SA) s 3. Prior to 2002, buccal swabs were categorised as “intrusive forensic procedures”.<br />
129 Criminal Law (<strong>Forensic</strong> <strong>Procedures</strong>) <strong>Act</strong> 1998 (SA) s 13.<br />
130 See <strong>Crimes</strong> (<strong>Forensic</strong> <strong>Procedures</strong>) <strong>Act</strong> <strong>2000</strong> s 3 and Criminal Law (<strong>Forensic</strong> <strong>Procedures</strong>) <strong>Act</strong> 1998 (SA) s 3.<br />
131 Criminal Law (<strong>Forensic</strong> <strong>Procedures</strong>) <strong>Act</strong> 1998 (SA) Part 2A.<br />
132 Criminal Law (<strong>Forensic</strong> <strong>Procedures</strong>) <strong>Act</strong> 1998 (SA) Part 2B.<br />
133 Criminal Law (<strong>Forensic</strong> <strong>Procedures</strong>) <strong>Act</strong> 1998 (SA) Part 3 and Part 3A.<br />
134 Criminal Law (<strong>Forensic</strong> <strong>Procedures</strong>) <strong>Act</strong> 1998 (SA) s 44.<br />
135 Criminal Law (<strong>Forensic</strong> <strong>Procedures</strong>) <strong>Act</strong> 1998 (SA) s 46E.<br />
136 Criminal Law (<strong>Forensic</strong> <strong>Procedures</strong>) <strong>Act</strong> 1998 (SA) s 26.<br />
137 Criminal Investigation (Identifying People) <strong>Act</strong> 2002 (WA) s 3, 11 and 61.<br />
138 <strong>Crimes</strong> (<strong>Forensic</strong> <strong>Procedures</strong>) <strong>Act</strong> <strong>2000</strong> s 3. This means the <strong>Act</strong> only applies to samples taken for forensic purposes, and not to samples<br />
taken purely to establish the identity of a person. Further, the <strong>Act</strong> does not limit other laws relating to the taking of identification evidence:<br />
<strong>Crimes</strong> (<strong>Forensic</strong> <strong>Procedures</strong>) <strong>Act</strong> <strong>2000</strong> s 114.<br />
139 See Criminal Investigation (Identifying People) <strong>Act</strong> 2002 (WA) Parts 4 to 7.<br />
140 See Criminal Investigation (Identifying People) <strong>Act</strong> 2002 (WA) s 3, 31 and 42.<br />
141 Criminal Investigation (Identifying People) <strong>Act</strong> 2002 (WA) s 49.<br />
142 Criminal Investigation (Identifying People) <strong>Act</strong> 2002 (WA) s 40(2), 42 and 44.<br />
143 Criminal Investigation (Identifying People) <strong>Act</strong> 2002 (WA) s 26, 28 and 31.<br />
144 Criminal Investigation (Identifying People) <strong>Act</strong> 2002 (WA) s 22 and 64.<br />
145 Criminal Investigation (Identifying People) <strong>Act</strong> 2002 (WA) s 8.<br />
146 Criminal Investigation (Identifying People) <strong>Act</strong> 2002 (WA) s 64 to 67 and 69.<br />
147 See Police Powers and Responsibilities <strong>Act</strong> <strong>2000</strong> (Qld) s 284 and 288 and <strong>Crimes</strong> <strong>Act</strong> 1914 (Cth) s 23WI and 23WO.<br />
148 Police Powers and Responsibilities <strong>Act</strong> <strong>2000</strong> (Qld) s 308 and 309.<br />
149 Police Powers and Responsibilities <strong>Act</strong> <strong>2000</strong> (Qld) s 305.<br />
<strong>NSW</strong> <strong>Ombudsman</strong><br />
DNA sampling and other forensic procedures conducted on suspects and volunteers under the <strong>Crimes</strong> (<strong>Forensic</strong> <strong>Procedures</strong>) <strong>Act</strong> <strong>2000</strong> 35