Samples for DNA profile of person to be provided to person on request
9 Samples for DNA profile of person to be provided to person on request
In this section —
sample means a sample of bodily material taken from a person under this Act for the purpose of obtaining —
the DNA profile of the person; or
any identifying particular prescribed for the purposes of this definition.
This section applies to a sample if —
there is enough of the sample to be analysed for the purposes of this Act and also by or on behalf of the person from whom the sample was taken; and
the person requests a part of the sample.
The officer responsible for a sample being taken must ensure that —
a part of the sample that is enough for analysis is made available, without charge, to the person from whom it was taken; and
reasonable care is taken to ensure that the person’s part of the sample is protected and preserved until the person is given it; and
reasonable assistance is given to the person to ensure that the sample is protected and preserved until it is analysed.
A person from whom a sample is taken must be informed that, subject to the matter referred to in subsection (2)(a), a part of the sample will be made available to him or her if requested.
[Section 9 amended: No. 22 of 2013 s. 8.]
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