18Application for interim forensic procedure order

18 Application for interim forensic procedure order

(1)  [Section 18 Subsection (1) amended by No. 28 of 2014, s. 11, Applied:17 Dec 2014] A police officer may apply to a magistrate for an interim forensic procedure order authorising the immediate carrying out of an intimate forensic procedure on a suspect or charged person who is 10 years old or older or a non-intimate forensic procedure on a suspect or charged person who is between 10 and 14 years of age (both years inclusive).

(2)  An application must –

(a) be supported by evidence dealing with the matters referred to in sections 17(1) and 19(1)(a) ; and

(b) specify the type of forensic procedure sought to be carried out.

(3)  [Section 18 Subsection (3) amended by No. 28 of 2014, s. 11, Applied:17 Dec 2014] An application may be made in person or, if that is not reasonably practicable, by telephone, radio, facsimile transmission, electronic mail or other electronic means.