Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000

It is lawful for a police officer or a person acting under a DNA arrangement—

to perform a DNA analysis of a DNA sample taken under this chapter or received from a declared agency; and

to perform any further analysis of a DNA sample that may be reasonably necessary for ensuring the accuracy of an earlier analysis; and

to keep a DNA sample and the results of a DNA analysis of the sample until they are required under this part to be destroyed; and

to take the steps reasonably necessary to ensure the results of the analysis are included in QDNA; and

to compare the results of a DNA analysis of a DNA sample with other results of DNA analyses of samples, whether or not DNA samples, to which the police officer or person has access.

A DNA sample mentioned in subsection (1)(c) must be kept in a secure place.

It is lawful for a police officer to use the results of any DNA analysis for performing any function of the police service.