Internal forensic procedure, meaning of and powers for
76 Internal forensic procedure, meaning of and powers for
A person who is authorised under this Act to do an internal forensic procedure on a person may do any or all of the following —
search the person’s internal parts for a relevant thing using x‑rays, ultrasound or similar means;
search the person’s orifices, other than the mouth, for a relevant thing;
take a swab, or use other means, to detect a relevant thing in those orifices;
remove a relevant thing from, or take a sample of a relevant thing in, any such orifice.
A person who is authorised under this Act to do an internal forensic procedure on a person may in addition do any or all of the following —
remove any article that the person is wearing, including any article covering his or her private parts;
search any article removed under paragraph (a);
search the person’s external parts, including his or her external private parts;
photograph any relevant thing in the position it is found in the person’s internal parts or orifices;
do a non‑intimate forensic procedure on the person;
do an intimate forensic procedure on the person.
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