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Crimes (Forensic Procedures) Act 2000

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8 Meaning of suspect A suspect is any of the following: (a) a person suspected by a police officer, on reasonable grounds, to have committed an offence; (b) a person charged with an offence; (c) a person who has been summonsed to appear before a court for an offence; (d) a person who has entered into a voluntary agreement to attend court (VATAC) for an offence.

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