Criminal Investigation Act 2006

Only an officer may apply for an FP warrant (involved person).

An application for an FP warrant (involved person) must be made in accordance with section 13 to a magistrate.

An application for an FP warrant (involved person) must —

state the applicant’s full name and official details; and

name the involved person in respect of whom the warrant is wanted; and

if the involved person is a protected person, state why the involved person is a protected person; and

state the offence in respect of which the involved person is suspected to have been an involved person; and

state the grounds on which the applicant suspects that the person is an involved person in respect of the offence; and

specify for which of the following the warrant is wanted —

a non‑intimate forensic procedure;

an intimate forensic procedure;

an internal forensic procedure;

if the warrant is wanted for an internal forensic procedure, state what kind of internal forensic procedure is proposed to be done on the involved person; and

state the purpose, permitted by section 77, of the forensic procedure and describe what thing or evidence will be sought during the procedure; and

state the grounds on which the applicant suspects that the thing or evidence sought is a relevant thing; and

include any other information that is prescribed.

If an application for an FP warrant (involved person) is made in respect of an involved person in a case where a request has not been made under section 83 or 84, the application must also state the applicant’s grounds for suspecting any or all of the following —

that the investigation of the offence concerned would be prejudiced if a request were made under section 83 or 84, as the case requires;

that it is not reasonably practicable to obtain the consent or consents to do the procedure on the involved person;

in the case of an involved person who is a protected person, that the responsible person or any associate of the person is a suspect in relation to an offence and the procedure will afford evidence of whether or not the responsible person or the associate committed the offence.

If an application for an FP warrant (involved person) relates to an involved person who is a child, the application must also state whether the applicant suspects that the child —

is sufficiently mature and capable of understanding the general nature and effect of, and the reason for and the consequences of, undergoing the procedure; and

is willing to undergo the procedure,