10Information to be provided before giving consent to forensic procedure

10 Information to be provided before giving consent to forensic procedure

If a police officer requests a suspect, charged person or parent to consent to the carrying out of a forensic procedure on that suspect or charged person, the police officer must inform the suspect, charged person or parent of the following matters:

(a) the way in which the forensic procedure is to be carried out;

(b) that the forensic procedure may produce evidence relating to the suspect or charged person that might be used in a court of law;

(c) that the forensic procedure will be carried out by an authorised person;

(d) if relevant, that the suspect or charged person may have present during the carrying out of an intimate forensic procedure a medical practitioner of his or her choice;

(e) [Section 10 Amended by No. 20 of 2001, Sched. 6, Applied:03 Oct 2001] if relevant, that the suspect or charged person may have present during the taking of a dental impression a dentist of his or her choice;

(f) that the suspect, charged person or parent may refuse to consent to the carrying out of the forensic procedure and that the refusal to consent to the forensic procedure may result in an Officer of Police making an order, or a police officer applying to a magistrate to make an order, authorising the carrying out of the forensic procedure, as the case requires;

(g) that information obtained from the analysis of forensic material obtained from the forensic procedure may be placed on the DNA database system.