Commissioner may authorise watch-house officer to take DNA samples of person at watch-house
651 Commissioner may authorise watch-house officer to take DNA samples of person at watch-house
This section applies to a watch-house officer only if the commissioner is satisfied the watch-house officer—
has the necessary experience or expertise to be able to take DNA samples; or
has satisfactorily completed a course of training approved by the commissioner for the purpose.
The commissioner may authorise the watch-house officer to take DNA samples from—
a person in custody at a watch-house; or
a person who reports to the watch-house to enable a police officer to take the person’s identifying particulars under an identifying particulars notice or an order of a court.
Also, sections 516 and 517 apply to the watch-house officer while performing the functions of a qualified person for taking a DNA sample.
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