Crimes (Forensic Procedures) Act 2000
90Destruction of certain forensic material obtained by court
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90 Destruction of certain forensic material obtained by court order (1) If an interim order for the carrying out of a forensic procedure made under section 41 (Interim order for immediate carrying out of forensic procedure) is disallowed after the forensic procedure is carried out, an investigating police officer must ensure that— (a) any forensic material obtained because of the carrying out of the procedure is destroyed as soon as practicable after the disallowance; and (b) a copy of the results of any analysis of the forensic material is made available to the suspect. Note Pt 2.14 contains provisions about making copies of material available to the suspect. (2) If an order for the carrying out of a forensic procedure made under section 83 (Circumstances in which magistrate may order carrying out of forensic procedure on child or incapable person) or for the retention of forensic material under section 84 (Retention of forensic material etc by order of magistrate) states a period for which forensic material obtained because of the carrying out of the procedure may be retained, the forensic material must be destroyed as soon as practicable after the end of the period.
Destruction of forensic material Part 2.10