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Crimes (Forensic Procedures) Act 2000
94AACT DNA database
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94A ACT DNA database
(1) The Minister must ensure a DNA database system (the ACT DNA
database) is kept.
(2) The Minister may enter into an agreement (a database agreement)
with 1 or more entities to keep the ACT DNA database, or part of the
database, on behalf of the Territory.
(3) To remove any doubt, if the Minister enters into a database
agreement, it does not affect the Territory’s powers in relation to the
ACT DNA database.
(4) If the Minister enters into a database agreement, the Minister may
access the ACT DNA database to review and audit it.
Note The Legislation Act, s 254A provides that the Minister may delegate the
Minister’s functions under an Act to ‘anyone else’. A reference to
‘anyone else’ is a reference to a person generally (see Legislation Act,
s 160).