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Crimes (Forensic Procedures) Act 2000
112Taking, retention and use of forensic material in
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112 Taking, retention and use of forensic material in
accordance with another law
(1) This Act does not affect the taking, retention or use of forensic
material, or information obtained from forensic material, if the taking,
retention or use of the material is authorised under another territory
law or a law of the Commonwealth or a State.
(2) Without limiting subsection (1), this Act does not limit or exclude the
Crimes Act 1900, part 10 (Criminal investigation) or part 11
(Investigation of extraterritorial offences).
(3) Forensic material, or information obtained from it, that was taken in
accordance with a law of the Commonwealth or a State may be
retained or used in the ACT for investigative, evidentiary or statistical
purposes even if its retention or use would, apart from this subsection,
constitute a breach of, or failure to comply with, any provision of
this Act relating to the carrying out of forensic procedures.