Crimes (Forensic Procedures) Act 2000
76Record of police officer’s order
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76 Record of police officer’s order (1) If a police officer orders the carrying out of a non-intimate forensic procedure on a serious offender, the police officer must— (a) make a record of— (i) the order; and (ii) the date and time the order was made; and (b) sign the record. (2) The police officer must make and sign the record when the order is made or as soon as practicable afterwards. (3) The police officer must ensure that a copy of the record is made available to the serious offender as soon as practicable after the record is made.