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Crimes (Forensic Procedures) Act 2000
17Police officer to ask if person is Aboriginal or Torres
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17 Police officer to ask if person is Aboriginal or Torres
Strait Islander person
Before a police officer asks a suspect to consent to a forensic
procedure under this Act, the police officer must ask the suspect if the
suspect is an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person.
Circumstances in which forensic procedures on suspects may be authorised Part 2.2