Forensic information, use and destruction of
112 Forensic information, use and destruction of
In this section —
forensic database has the meaning given to that term by the Criminal Investigation (Identifying People) Act 2002 section 61;
forensic information means —
a photograph or other record created while doing a body search or forensic procedure on a person; or
any thing removed from a person as a result of doing a body search or a forensic procedure on the person; or
any sample or impression taken while doing a forensic procedure on a person; or
any information derived from such a thing, sample or impression.
Any forensic information obtained under Part 8 or 9 may be —
compared with information in a forensic database; or
put in a forensic database.
Subject to section 152, any forensic information obtained under Part 8 or 9 must not be destroyed except with the approval of the Commissioner of Police.
Penalty: a fine of $12 000 and imprisonment for 12 months.
Subject to section 152, any forensic information obtained under Part 8 or 9 in relation to the investigation of the death of a person, or under Part 9 from a deceased person, must not be destroyed except with the approval of the Coroner.
Penalty: a fine of $12 000 or imprisonment for 12 months.
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