Admissibility of evidence relating to consent to forensic procedures

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Evidence of a person's refusal or failure to consent, or withdrawal of consent, to a forensic procedure is not admissible in proceedings against the person except to establish or rebut an allegation that a police officer investigating the commission of the offence concerned acted contrary to law in carrying out the investigation.

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47 Admissibility of evidence relating to consent to forensic procedures