Who may do identifying procedure
56 Who may do identifying procedure
When doing an identifying procedure on a person, a power in the Table to this section may only be exercised by a person specified opposite the power in the Table.
Table
Power | Who may exercise it | |
|---|---|---|
A. | Non‑intimate identifying procedure | |
1. | Photographing a person, other than his or her private parts | Doctor, nurse or qualified person |
2. | Obtaining a print of the person’s hands (including fingers), feet (including toes) or ears | Qualified person |
3. | Taking a buccal swab from the person | Doctor, dentist, nurse or qualified person |
4. | Taking a sample of the person’s hair other than pubic hair | Doctor, nurse or qualified person |
B. | Intimate identifying procedure | |
1. | Photographing an identifying feature of the person on his or her private parts | Doctor, nurse or qualified person |
2. | Taking a sample of the person’s pubic hair | Doctor or nurse |
3. | Taking a sample of blood from the person | Doctor, nurse or qualified person |
4. | Taking a dental impression of the person | Doctor or dentist |
If the regulations, for the purpose of the definition of identifying particular in section 17, 23, 34, 47 or 52A, prescribe an identifying particular, the regulations may —
for each identifying procedure needed to obtain the identifying particular, prescribe powers that may be exercised to do the procedure; and
for each power, prescribe the person, or class of persons, who may exercise it.
[Section 56 amended: No. 22 of 2013 s. 23.]
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