5Forensic material and forensic procedures

5 Forensic material and forensic procedures (1) Forensic material is any of the following taken of or from a person’s body: (a) a sample; (b) a handprint, fingerprint, footprint or toeprint; (c) a photograph or video recording; (d) a cast or impression. Note Sample is defined in the dictionary to include a sample that consists of matter from someone else’s body. (2) A forensic procedure is an intimate forensic procedure or non-intimate forensic procedure. Note Intimate forensic procedure and non-intimate forensic procedure are defined in s 6 and s 7. (3) A forensic procedure does not include— (a) any intrusion into a person’s body cavities (other than the mouth); or (b) the taking of anything of or from a person’s body for the sole purpose of establishing the identity of the person.