{"id":"criminal-investigation-identifying-people-regulations-2002","name":"Criminal Investigation (Identifying People) Regulations 2002","slug":"criminal-investigation-identifying-people-regulations-2002","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"wa","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":174441,"registerId":"wa-criminal-investigation-identifying-people-regulations-2002-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Criminal Investigation (Identifying People) Regulations 2002","content":"![Crest]()Western Australia\n\nCriminal Investigation (Identifying People) Act 2002\n\nCriminal Investigation (Identifying People) Regulations 2002\n\nWestern Australia\n\nCriminal Investigation (Identifying People) Regulations 2002\n\nContents\n\n1. Citation 1\n\n2. Commencement 1\n\n3. Public officers (s. 5(1)) 1\n\n3A. Forensic purpose for which police officers may be required to undergo identifying procedure (s. 22(1)) 2\n\n4. Qualified persons (s. 52) 2\n\n5. Law enforcement officers (s. 73(1)(e)) 3\n\n5A. Disclosure of identifying information (s. 73(1)(n)) 4\n\n5B. DNA database indexes (s. 76) 4\n\n6. Corresponding laws (s. 87, 88(a)) 8\n\n7. Authorised officers (s. 87, 88(b)) 8\n\n8. Registrar (s. 87, 88(c)) 9\n\n10. Form of warrants (s. 33(6), 46(4)) 9\n\nSchedule 3 — IP warrant (involved protected person)\n\nSchedule 4 — IP warrant (suspect)\n\nNotes\n\nCompilation table 15\n\nDefined terms\n\n  \n\nWestern Australia\n\nCriminal Investigation (Identifying People) Act 2002\n\nCriminal Investigation (Identifying People) Regulations 2002\n\n##### 1. Citation\n\nThese regulations may be cited as the *Criminal Investigation (Identifying People) Regulations 2002* 1.\n\n##### 2. Commencement\n\nThese regulations come into operation on the day on which Part 2 of the *Criminal Investigation (Identifying People) Act 2002* comes into operation 1.\n\n##### 3. Public officers (s. 5(1))\n\n[(1), (2) deleted]\n\n(3) The office of fisheries officer to which appointments are made under section 11 of the *Fish Resources Management Act 1994* is prescribed under section 5(1)(a) of the Act.\n\n(4) The powers in the Act that a holder of the office of fisheries officer may exercise are specified under section 5(1)(b) of the Act to be all the powers that the Act provides may be exercised by a public officer.\n\n[Regulation 3 amended: Gazette 27 Jun 2006 p. 2305; 3 Jul 2015 p. 2668.]\n\n##### 3A. Forensic purpose for which police officers may be required to undergo identifying procedure (s. 22(1))\n\nThe forensic purpose of investigating an offence or a suspected offence or offences generally is prescribed for section 22(1) of the Act.\n\n[Regulation 3A inserted: Gazette 19 Nov 2002 p. 5507.]\n\n##### 4. Qualified persons (s. 52)\n\n(1) For the definition of ***qualified person*** in section 52 of the Act, a person is qualified to do any non‑intimate identifying procedure if the person is —\n\n(a) a forensic scientist approved under subregulation (3); or\n\n(b) a forensic technician approved under subregulation (3); or\n\n(c) a police officer who has satisfactorily completed a course of training approved for this paragraph under subregulation (3); or\n\n(d) a fisheries officer appointed under section 11 of the *Fish Resources Management Act 1994* who has satisfactorily completed a course of training approved for this paragraph under subregulation (3).\n\n(2) For the definition of ***qualified person*** in section 52 of the Act, a person is qualified to do the intimate identifying procedure of taking a sample of blood if —\n\n(a) the person is a police officer who has satisfactorily completed a course of training approved for this paragraph under subregulation (3); and\n\n(b) the sample is to be taken by means of a lancet or a finger blood sampling device.\n\n(2a) For the definition of ***qualified person*** in section 52 of the Act, a person is qualified to do the intimate identifying procedure of photographing an identifying feature of a person on his or her private parts if the person is a police officer who has satisfactorily completed a course of training approved for this subregulation under subregulation (3).\n\n(3) The Commissioner may by notice published in the *Gazette* —\n\n(a) approve a person as a forensic scientist for subregulation (1)(a) or as a forensic technician for subregulation (1)(b); or\n\n(b) approve a course of training for subregulation (1)(c) or (d), (2)(a) or (2a); or\n\n(c) amend or revoke a notice under paragraph (a) or (b).\n\n(4) In this regulation —\n\npolice officer means a person appointed under Part I or IIIA of the *Police Act 1892*.\n\n[Regulation 4 amended: Gazette 19 Nov 2002 p. 5507‑8; 27 Jun 2006 p. 2305.]\n\n##### 5. Law enforcement officers (s. 73(1)(e))\n\nA person is a law enforcement officer for section 73(1)(e) of the Act if the person is —\n\n(a) a member of the police force of another State or a Territory or a member of the Australian Federal Police; or\n\n(aa) an officer appointed under the *Corruption, Crime and Misconduct Act 2003* section 179; or\n\n(ab) a public service officer employed in the Public Sector Commission, but only if the forensic purpose of the disclosure concerns a matter that is relevant to the functions of the Public Sector Commissioner under the *Corruption, Crime and Misconduct Act 2003*; or\n\n(b) an officer of Customs within the meaning of the *Customs Act 1901* of the Commonwealth; or\n\n(c) a person appointed under the *Fisheries Management Act 1991* (Commonwealth) section 83 to be an officer for the purposes of that Act; or\n\n(d) a person authorised under the *Migration Act 1958* (Commonwealth) as an authorised officer for the purposes of carrying out identification tests under that Act.\n\n[Regulation 5 amended: Gazette 19 Nov 2002 p. 5508; 14 Oct 2005 p. 4556; 22 Dec 2009 p. 5275; 26 Jun 2015 p. 2269.]\n\n##### 5A. Disclosure of identifying information (s. 73(1)(n))\n\nFor section 73(1)(n) of the Act, the following purposes are prescribed —\n\n(a) the Australian Crime Commission’s national policing information functions under the *Australian Crime Commission Act 2002* (Commonwealth);\n\n(b) a review, special inquiry or investigation under the *Public Sector Management Act 1994* Part 3A Division 3;\n\n(c) an investigation, inspection or audit under the *Health Services Act 2016* Part 13 or an inquiry conducted under section 183 of that Act.\n\n[Regulation 5A inserted: Gazette 23 Jun 2017 p. 3187; amended: Gazette 21 Jul 2017 p. 4028.]\n\n##### 5B. DNA database indexes (s. 76)\n\n(1) In this regulation —\n\ncommencement day means the day on which the *Criminal Investigation (Identifying People) Amendment Act 2013* section 28 comes into operation 2;\n\ncrime scene index means an index of DNA profiles derived from material obtained from —\n\n(a) a place (whether within or outside Australia) where an offence was, or is reasonably suspected to have been, committed; or\n\n(b) a place (whether within or outside Australia) where evidence associated with, relevant to, or of assistance in investigating, an offence was situated; or\n\n(c) on or in the body of a person who was involved when an offence was committed, whether as a suspect for, or as a victim of, or as a witness to, the offence; or\n\n(d) on or in anything worn or carried by a person referred to in paragraph (c) at the time of the offence; or\n\n(e) anything in respect of which an offence was committed or that was used in committing, or in connection with committing, an offence,\n\ntogether with information about when and where the material was obtained, but does not include the DNA profile of a person reasonably suspected to have committed the offence, if the profile was obtained from that person;\n\nformer section 76 means section 76 of the Act as in effect immediately before commencement day;\n\nmissing persons index means an index of DNA profiles derived from material that relates to, or that may relate to, a missing person, together with information about when and where the material was obtained;\n\noffence means —\n\n(a) an offence under the law of this State, another State, a Territory or the Commonwealth; or\n\n(b) an offence under the law of a jurisdiction outside Australia the elements of which, if they had occurred in Australia, would have constituted an offence referred to in paragraph (a);\n\noffenders index means an index of the DNA profiles obtained —\n\n(a) under Part 6 or 7 of the Act from suspects, if the profiles were, immediately before commencement day, lawfully in the offenders index (as defined in former section 76); or\n\n(b) under Part 8A of the Act, or the former Schedule 1 clause 6 (as defined in section 68A(1) of the Act), from serious offenders; or\n\n(c) under the corresponding law of a participating jurisdiction from people who have been convicted of an offence under the law of that jurisdiction,\n\ntogether with the personal details of the people whose profiles they are;\n\nsuspects index means an index of the DNA profiles obtained —\n\n(a) under Part 6 or 7 of the Act from suspects; or\n\n(b) under the former Schedule 1 clause 6 (as defined in section 68A(1) of the Act) from remand prisoners; or\n\n(c) under the corresponding law of a participating jurisdiction from people who are suspected of having committed an offence under the law of that jurisdiction,\n\ntogether with the personal details of the people whose profiles they are;\n\nunknown deceased persons index means an index of the DNA profiles derived —\n\n(a) from material obtained from deceased people whose personal details are unknown; or\n\n(b) from material that relates, or may relate, to deceased people whose personal details are unknown,\n\ntogether with information about when and where the material was obtained;\n\nvolunteers (limited purposes) index means an index of the DNA profiles obtained —\n\n(a) under Part 4 Division 2 of the Act from volunteers; or\n\n(b) under Part 5 of the Act from victims and witnesses; or\n\n(c) under the corresponding law of a participating jurisdiction from people similar to those referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b); or\n\n(d) under Part 4 Division 3 of the Act, or under the corresponding law of a participating jurisdiction, from deceased people,\n\nin respect of which there are limits as to the forensic purposes for which they may be used, together with the personal details of the people whose DNA profiles they are;\n\nvolunteers (unlimited purposes) index means an index of the DNA profiles obtained —\n\n(a) under Part 4 Division 2 of the Act from volunteers; or\n\n(b) under Part 5 of the Act from victims and witnesses; or\n\n(c) under the corresponding law of a participating jurisdiction from people similar to those referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b); or\n\n(d) under Part 4 Division 3 of the Act, or under the corresponding law of a participating jurisdiction, from deceased people,\n\nin respect of which there are no limits as to the forensic purposes for which they may be used, together with the personal details of the people whose DNA profiles they are.\n\n(2) For the purposes of paragraph (c) of the definition of ***DNA database*** in section 76 of the Act, the following indexes are prescribed —\n\n(a) a crime scene index;\n\n(b) a missing persons index;\n\n(c) an offenders index;\n\n(d) a suspects index;\n\n(e) an unknown deceased persons index;\n\n(f) a volunteers (limited purposes) index;\n\n(g) a volunteers (unlimited purposes) index.\n\n[Regulation 5B inserted: Gazette 15 Apr 2014 p. 1057-9.]\n\n##### 6. Corresponding laws (s. 87, 88(a))\n\nEach law listed in the Table to this regulation is prescribed under section 88(a) of the Act to be a corresponding law for the definition of that expression in section 87 of the Act.\n\n**Table**\n\n| Part 1D of the *Crimes Act 1914* of the Commonwealth |\n| --- |\n| *Crimes (Forensic Procedures) Act 2000* of New South Wales |\n| Part 3 Division 1 Subdivision 30A of the *Crimes Act 1958* of Victoria |\n| Chapter 17 of the *Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000* of Queensland |\n| *Criminal Law (Forensic Procedures) Act 2007* of South Australia |\n| *Forensic Procedures Act 2000* of Tasmania |\n| Part VII Division 7 of the *Police Administration Act* of the Northern Territory |\n| Part 2 Division 3 of the *Youth Justice Act* of the Northern Territory |\n| *Correctional Services Act 2014* (Northern Territory) sections 51 and 52 |\n| *Crimes (Forensic Procedures) Act 2000* of the Australian Capital Territory |\n\n\n[Regulation 6 amended: Gazette 19 Nov 2002 p. 5508; 27 Jun 2006 p. 2306; 2 Oct 2007 p. 4973; 3 Jul 2015 p. 2669.]\n\n##### 7. Authorised officers (s. 87, 88(b))\n\nEach office listed in the Table to this regulation is prescribed under section 88(b) of the Act for the definition of ***authorised officer*** in section 87 of the Act.\n\n**Table**\n\n| Manager or Coordinator, Forensics, Australian Federal Police |\n| --- |\n| Commander, Forensic Services Group, New South Wales Police Force |\n| Director, Victoria Forensic Services Department, Victoria Police |\n| Superintendent, Forensic Services Group, Queensland Police Service |\n| Officer in Charge, Forensic Services Branch, South Australia Police |\n| Inspector, Forensic Services, Tasmania Police |\n| Director, Forensic Science Branch, Northern Territory Police |\n| Officer in Charge, ACT Property and Forensic Intelligence Team, Australian Federal Police, Australian Capital Territory |\n\n\n[Regulation 7 amended: Gazette 19 Nov 2002 p. 5509; 3 Jul 2015 p. 2669.]\n\n##### 8. Registrar (s. 87, 88(c))\n\nThe office of Divisional Officer, Forensic Division, Police Force of Western Australia is prescribed under section 88(c) of the Act for the definition of ***Registrar*** in section 87 of the Act.\n\n[**9.** Deleted: Gazette 2 Oct 2007 p. 4973.]\n\n##### 10. Form of warrants (s. 33(6), 46(4))\n\n(1) The form of an IP warrant (involved protected person) is set out for section 33(6) of the Act in Schedule 3.\n\n(2) The form of an IP warrant (suspect) is set out for section 46(4) of the Act in Schedule 4.\n\n[Regulation 10 inserted: Gazette 19 Nov 2002 p. 5509.]\n\n[Schedules 1 and 2 deleted: Gazette 2 Oct 2007 p. 4973.]\n\nSchedule 3 — IP warrant (involved protected person)\n\n[r. 10(1)]\n\n[Heading inserted: Gazette 19 Nov 2002 p. 5512.]\n\n- *Criminal Investigation (Identifying People) Act 2002*, s. 33\n- **IP WARRANT (INVOLVED PROTECTED PERSON)**\n*Strike out any parts of this form that are not applicable*\n- **Applicant** Name:\n......................................................\n...................................................... Rank and registered number or official title: ............................\n- **Involved protected person** Name:\n................................................................................................\n................................................................................................\n- **Offence** ................................................................................................\n................................................................................................\n- **Identifying particular to be obtained** 🞎 Print🞎 Photograph🞎 Impression🞎 Sample of hair🞎 DNA profile🞎 Other (describe) ..........................................................\n- **Non‑intimate identifying procedure** ................................................................................................\n................................................................................................\n................................................................................................\n\n| **Use for limited forensic purposes**   (if applicable) | ................................................................................................   ................................................................................................   ................................................................................................   ................................................................................................   ................................................................................................ |\n| --- | --- |\n\n- **Use for unlimited forensic purposes**\n(if applicable) ................................................................................................\n................................................................................................\n................................................................................................\n................................................................................................\n................................................................................................\n- **May identifying information be put on a forensic database?** Yes / No\n- **Authority to arrest and detain and do identifying procedure** This warrant authorises you:\n\n- to arrest the involved protected person to whom this warrant relates and to detain him or her for a reasonable period to do the identifying procedure specified in this warrant; and\n- if applicable, to do the identifying procedure on that person against the responsible person’s will.\n- **Period for execution of warrant**\n(Not to exceed 14 days)\n- From: ........./........./......... To: ........./............/.........\n- **Date and time of issuing warrant** Date: ......./......../........\n\nTime: ...........................\n\n| **Magistrate** | Name:   ................................................................................................ |\n| --- | --- |\n\n\n[Schedule 3 inserted: Gazette 19 Nov 2002 p. 5512‑13; amended: Gazette 15 Apr 2014 p. 1060.]\n\nSchedule 4 — IP warrant (suspect)\n\n[r. 10(2)]\n\n[Heading inserted: Gazette 19 Nov 2002 p. 5513.]\n\n- *Criminal Investigation (Identifying People) Act 2002*, s. 46\n- **IP WARRANT (SUSPECT)**\n*Strike out any parts of this form that are not applicable*\n- **Applicant** Name:\n..................................................\n.................................................. Rank and registered number or official title:\n.......................................\n- **Suspect** Name:\n..............................................................................................\n- **Offence** ..............................................................................................\n..............................................................................................\n- **Identifying particular to be obtained** 🞎 Print🞎 Measurement🞎 Photograph🞎 Impression🞎 Sample of hair🞎 DNA profile🞎 Other (describe) .......................................................\n- **Identifying procedure** ..............................................................................................\n..............................................................................................\n\n- **Authority to arrest and detain and do identifying procedure** This warrant authorises you:\n\n- to arrest the suspect to whom this warrant relates and to detain him or her for a reasonable period to do the identifying procedure specified in this warrant; and\n- to do the identifying procedure on the suspect against his or her will or the responsible person’s will, as the case requires.\n- **Period for execution of warrant**\n(Not to exceed 14 days)\n- From: ........./........./......... To: ........../............/.........\n- **Date and time of issuing warrant** Date: ......./......../........\n\nTime: ...........................\n- **JP or Magistrate** Name:\n................................................................................................\n\n\n[Schedule 4 inserted: Gazette 19 Nov 2002 p. 5513‑14; amended: Gazette 15 Apr 2014 p. 1060.]\n\n![dline]()\n\nNotes\n\n1 This is a compilation of the *Criminal Investigation (Identifying People) Regulations 2002* and includes the amendments made by the other written laws referred to in the following table. The table also contains information about any reprint.\n\nCompilation table\n\n| **Citation** | **Gazettal** | **Commencement** |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| *Criminal Investigation (Identifying People) Regulations 2002* | 28 Jun 2002 p. 3103‑5 | 29 Jun 2002 (see r. 2 and *Gazette* 28 Jun 2002 p. 3037) |\n| *Criminal Investigation (Identifying People) Amendment Regulations 2002* | 19 Nov 2002 p. 5507‑14 | 20 Nov 2002 (see r. 2 and *Gazette* 19 Nov 2002 p. 5505) |\n| *Criminal Investigation (Identifying People) Amendment Regulations 2005* | 14 Oct 2005 p. 4556 | 14 Oct 2005 |\n| *Criminal Investigation (Identifying People) Amendment Regulations 2006* | 27 Jun 2006 p. 2304‑6 | 27 Jun 2006 |\n| **Reprint 1: The *Criminal Investigation (Identifying People) Regulations 2002* as at 23 Mar 2007** (includes amendments listed above) | | |\n| *Criminal Investigation (Identifying People) Amendment Regulations 2007* | 2 Oct 2007 p. 4972-3 | r. 1 and 2: 2 Oct 2007 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 3 Oct 2007 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Criminal Investigation (Identifying People) Amendment Regulations 2009* | 22 Dec 2009 p. 5274‑5 | r. 1 and 2: 22 Dec 2009 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 23 Dec 2009 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Criminal Investigation (Identifying People) Amendment Regulations 2014* | 15 Apr 2014 p. 1056-60 | r. 1 and 2: 15 Apr 2014 (see r. 2(a));   r. 4: 16 Apr 2014 (see r. 2(b) and *Gazette* 15 Apr 2014 p. 1053);   Regulations other than r. 1, 2 and 4: 16 Apr 2014 (see r. 2(c)) |\n| *Criminal Investigation (Identifying People) Amendment Regulations 2015* | 26 Jun 2015 p. 2269 | r. 1 and 2: 26 Jun 2015 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Jul 2015 (see r. 2(b)(ii) and *Gazette* 26 Jun 2015 p. 2235) |\n| *Criminal Investigation (Identifying People) Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2015* | 3 Jul 2015 p. 2668‑9 | r. 1 and 2: 3 Jul 2015 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 4 Jul 2015 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| **Reprint 2: The *Criminal Investigation (Identifying People) Regulations 2002* as at 11 Dec 2015** (includes amendments listed above) | | |\n| *Criminal Investigation (Identifying People) Amendment Regulations 2016* | 14 Jun 2016 p. 1833‑4 | r. 1 and 2: 14 Jun 2016 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Jul 2016 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Criminal Investigation (Identifying People) Amendment Regulations 2017* | 23 Jun 2017 p. 3186‑7 | r. 1 and 2: 23 Jun 2017 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 24 Jun 2017 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Criminal Investigation (Identifying People) Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2017* | 21 Jul 2017 p. 4028 | r. 1 and 2: 21 Jul 2017 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 22 Jul 2017 (see r. 2(b)) |\n\n\n2 16 April 2014 (see *Gazette* 15 April 2014 p. 1053).\n\nDefined terms\n\n*[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.]*\n\n**Defined term Provision(s)**\n\nAustralian Bureau of Criminal Intelligence 5A(2)\n\ncommencement day 5B(1)\n\ncrime scene index 5B(1)\n\nCrimTrac Agency 5A(2)\n\nformer section 76 5B(1)\n\nmissing persons index 5B(1)\n\noffence 5B(1)\n\noffenders index 5B(1)\n\npolice officer 4(4)\n\nsuspects index 5B(1)\n\nunknown deceased persons index 5B(1)\n\nvolunteers (limited purposes) index 5B(1)\n\nvolunteers (unlimited purposes) index 5B(1)\n\nBy Authority: JOHN A. STRIJK, Government Printer\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The regulations have expanded significantly beyond simple procedural implementation. Originally likely focused on basic warrant forms and qualified persons, they now encompass complex national DNA database indexing (regulation 5B added in 2014), extensive information sharing with federal agencies and corruption bodies (regulation 5A added in 2017), and recognition of numerous interstate laws. The DNA database provisions in particular represent a major expansion into sophisticated biometric data management that parallels federal systems like CrimTrac."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple cross-references to the parent Act (Criminal Investigation (Identifying People) Act 2002) requiring simultaneous reading","Seven distinct DNA database indexes defined in regulation 5B with overlapping but distinct categories (e.g., volunteers split into limited vs unlimited purposes)","Nested definitions within definitions (e.g., 'offence' defined broadly to include foreign offences in regulation 5B)","Multiple amendment histories shown inline (e.g., '[Regulation 3 amended: Gazette 27 Jun 2006...]') creating visual clutter","Conditional qualifications for different types of procedures (intimate vs non-intimate) with different training requirements","Tables of corresponding laws and authorised officers requiring external knowledge of other jurisdictions' legislation"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations set out the practical details for how Western Australia's **Criminal Investigation (Identifying People) Act 2002** works in practice. Think of the Act as the rulebook, and these regulations as the instruction manual.\n\n**What it does:**\n\n*   **Who can take your fingerprints or DNA:** It lists exactly who is qualified to carry out identifying procedures — from forensic scientists and police officers to fisheries officers (for non-intimate procedures like fingerprints). It also specifies training requirements, especially for sensitive procedures like taking blood samples or photographing private parts.\n*   **DNA database rules:** It creates seven specific categories (indexes) for storing DNA profiles, including: crime scene samples, missing persons, convicted offenders, suspects, unknown deceased persons, and volunteers (split into those who consent to limited use versus unlimited use).\n*   **Information sharing:** It lists which other agencies and officers (like federal police, customs officers, corruption investigators, and interstate counterparts) can access this identifying information and for what purposes.\n*   **Paperwork:** It provides the actual form templates for warrants needed to compel someone to undergo an identifying procedure — one form for suspects, another for \"involved protected persons\" (typically children or vulnerable people).\n*   **Cross-border cooperation:** It recognises equivalent laws from other Australian states and territories, allowing WA to share DNA data and cooperate with police forces across the country.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n\n*   **Police and forensic staff:** They must follow these rules when collecting, storing, and sharing biometric data.\n*   **Suspects and offenders:** Anyone asked to provide fingerprints, DNA, or other identifying features.\n*   **Victims and volunteers:** People who provide DNA to help investigations (with different privacy protections depending on consent).\n*   **Other agencies:** Customs, corruption watchdogs, and interstate police who can receive this data under strict conditions.\n\n**Why it matters:**\n\nThese regulations balance solving crimes with protecting privacy. They ensure only properly trained people handle sensitive biological data, strictly control what goes into DNA databases, and limit who can see this information and when. The detailed warrant forms also protect individual rights by ensuring judicial oversight before someone can be forced to undergo an identifying procedure."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":6,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The regulations have expanded and refined operational scope since first made. Notably, reg 5B (inserted 2014) establishes multiple distinct DNA database indexes and associated definitions, changing how DNA profiles are categorised and used. Other amendments broaden or clarify recipients of disclosures (reg 5A, 2017), adjust law‑enforcement categories (reg 5), and add/modify administrative roles and approval powers (reg 4(3); regs 6–8). Schedules and prior provisions were also deleted or updated by later amendments (see Compilation table)."},"complexity_factors":["Extensive cross-referencing to the primary Act and to multiple other statutes and jurisdictions (regs generally; reg 6 lists corresponding laws).","Detailed, technical definitions and multiple DNA database indexes introduced (reg 5B defines crime scene, offenders, suspects, missing persons, unknown deceased, volunteers limited/unlimited).","Discretionary approval powers for the Commissioner to approve forensic scientists and training courses (reg 4(3)), creating administrative discretion and procedural dependency.","Differentiated qualification rules for non-intimate and intimate procedures, including specific equipment limits (reg 4(1)–(2a)).","Layered categories of who counts as a law enforcement officer with conditional inclusions tied to other legislation (reg 5).","Prescribed purposes and disclosure gateways with statutory limits (reg 3A; reg 5A), affecting when information may be shared.","Standardised warrant forms and a capped short execution window (reg 10 and Schedules 3–4), imposing time-bound operational constraints.","Amendment history and deletions (schedules and regs amended across 2002–2017) that change scope and interpretation over time (Compilation table)."],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations fill in practical details for how the Criminal Investigation (Identifying People) Act 2002 works in Western Australia. They set who can carry out or be required to undergo identifying procedures, what training or approvals are needed, how identifying information may be disclosed or placed on DNA indexes, and the form and short execution period for warrants. The rules mainly affect police, forensic staff, certain fisheries and Commonwealth officers, people subject to identification procedures, and agencies that receive or use forensic information."},"summary":{"complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Unable to assess whether scope changed from original intent — no legislative text was available for analysis. The page content consists solely of a website error notice and an Acknowledgement of Country."},"complexity_factors":["No legislative text was provided — only an error/unavailable page message","Cannot assess cross-references, definitions, exemptions, or operative provisions","Title alone is insufficient to determine actual regulatory complexity","Score of 1 reflects absence of content, not simplicity of the underlying law"],"plain_english_summary":"**No legislation content available.**\n\nThe page that was meant to contain the *Criminal Investigation (Identifying People) Regulations 2002* (Western Australia) is no longer accessible — the link is broken or the page has been removed as part of a website upgrade.\n\n**What we can infer from the title alone:**\n- This is a Western Australian regulation (subordinate law made under a parent Act) dealing with how police and investigators can identify people during criminal investigations.\n- It likely covers things like fingerprinting, photographing suspects, DNA testing, or other identification procedures.\n- It would affect anyone who comes into contact with WA police in an investigative context.\n\n**What you should do:**\n- Visit the [WA Legislation website](https://www.legislation.wa.gov.au) directly and search for this instrument.\n- Contact the Parliamentary Counsel's Office Helpdesk as suggested on the page.\n\n*No meaningful legal analysis can be provided without the actual text of the legislation.*"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/criminal-investigation-identifying-people-regulations-2002","history":"/api/acts/criminal-investigation-identifying-people-regulations-2002/history","analysis":"/api/acts/criminal-investigation-identifying-people-regulations-2002/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/criminal-investigation-identifying-people-regulations-2002/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/criminal-investigation-identifying-people-regulations-2002/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/criminal-investigation-identifying-people-regulations-2002/documents"}}