Power to take identification particulars
133 Power to take identification particulars
A police officer may take or cause to be taken all particulars that are necessary to identify a person who is in lawful custody for any offence.
If the person is over the age of 14 years, the particulars may include the person’s photograph, finger-prints and palm-prints.
This section does not authorise a police officer to take from any person, or to require any person to provide, any sample of the person’s hair, blood, urine, saliva or other body tissue or body fluid.
Subsection (3) does not affect a police officer’s power to take any such sample, or to require the provision of any such sample, for the purposes of, and in accordance with the requirements of, any other Act or law.
Note.
See, for example, the powers conferred by the Crimes (Forensic Procedures) Act 2000.
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