19September 2024. It also includes any commencement, amendment, repeal or expiry affecting

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contents 1 Page 1 Name of Act 1 3 Dictionary 1 4 Notes 1 4A Offences against Act—application of Criminal Code etc 2 5 Forensic material and forensic procedures 3 6 What is an intimate forensic procedure? 4 7 What is a non-intimate forensic procedure? 4 8 Meaning of suspect 5

Page contents 2 Crimes (Forensic Procedures) Act 2000 9 Meaning of serious offence and serious offender 6 10 Meaning of volunteer 6 11 Meaning of investigating police officer 6 12 Meaning of authorised applicant 7 13 Meaning of appropriately qualified person 7 14 Meaning of child and parent of a child 7 14A Meaning of close associate 7 15 Meaning of incapable person 9 16 Interview friend 9 17 Police officer to ask if person is Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person 10 Part 2.2 Circumstances in which forensic procedures on suspects may be authorised 18 How forensic procedures may be authorised in different circumstances 11 19 Forensic procedure may be carried out with informed consent of suspect 13 20 People who cannot consent to forensic procedures 13 21 Informed consent of suspect to forensic procedure 13 22 Police officer may request suspect to consent to forensic procedure 14 23 Matters to be considered by police officer before requesting consent to forensic procedure 14 24 Matters that suspect must be informed of before giving consent 16 24A Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander suspects 19 25 Withdrawal of suspect’s consent 20 26 Recording of giving of information and consent 20 Part 2.4 Non-intimate forensic procedures on suspect by order of police officer 27 Non-intimate forensic procedure may be carried out by order of police officer 22 28 Circumstances in which police officer may order non-intimate forensic procedure 22