40Authorised persons and persons who may be present during forensic procedure

40 Authorised persons and persons who may be present during forensic procedure

(1)  In this section,

approved person, in relation to a forensic procedure, means a person approved by the Commissioner of Police, in writing, to carry out that kind of forensic procedure.

(2)  For the purpose of carrying out the forensic procedure specified in column 1 of the following table –

(a) the person specified in column 2 of the table adjacent to that procedure is an authorised person; and

(b) the person specified in column 3 of the table adjacent to that procedure is authorised to be present at the request of the person undergoing the procedure:

| Table |

| | Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | | | Forensic procedure | Authorised persons | Persons whose presence may be requested | | 1. | External examination of the genital or anal area, the buttocks or, in the case of a female, the breasts | Medical practitionerNurse | Medical practitioner | | 2. | Internal examination of a body cavity other than the mouth | Medical practitionerNurse | Medical practitioner | | 3. | The taking of a sample of blood | Medical practitionerNurse | Medical practitioner | | 4. | The taking of a sample of pubic hair | Medical practitionerNurse | Medical practitioner | | 5. | The taking of a sample by swab or washing from the external genital or anal area, the buttocks or, in the case of a female, the breasts | Medical practitionerNurse | Medical practitioner | | 6. | The taking of a sample by vacuum suction, scraping or lifting by tape from the external genital or anal area, the buttocks or, in the case of a female, the breasts | Medical practitionerNurse | Medical practitioner | | 7. | The taking of a sample by swab or washing from a body cavity other than the mouth | Medical practitionerNurse | Medical practitioner | | 8. | The taking of an X-ray | Medical practitionerDentist | No one | | 9. | The taking of a dental impression | Medical practitionerDentist | Dentist | | 10. | Internal examination of the mouth | Medical practitionerNursePolice OfficerApproved person | No one | | 11. | The taking of a sample of saliva, or a sample by buccal swab | Medical practitionerDentistNursePolice OfficerApproved person | No one | | 12. | The taking of a photograph of the genital or anal area, the buttocks or, in the case of a female, the breasts | Medical practitionerNursePolice OfficerApproved person | Medical practitioner | | 13. | The taking of an impression or cast from the genital or anal area, the buttocks or, in the case of a female, the breasts | Medical practitionerNursePolice OfficerApproved person | Medical practitioner | | 14. | External examination of a part of the body, other than the genital or anal area, the buttocks or, in the case of a female, the breasts, that requires touching of the body or removal of clothing | Medical practitionerNursePolice OfficerApproved person | No one | | 15. | The taking of a sample of hair other than pubic hair | Medical practitionerNursePolice OfficerApproved person | No one | | 16. | The taking of a sample from a nail or from under a nail | Medical practitionerNursePolice OfficerApproved person | No one | | 17. | The taking of a sample by swab or washing from any external part of the body other than the genital or anal area, the buttocks or, in the case of a female, the breasts | Medical practitionerNursePolice OfficerApproved person | No one | | 18. | The taking of a sample by vacuum suction, scraping or lifting by tape from any external part of the body other than the genital or anal area, the buttocks or, in the case of a female, the breasts | Medical practitionerNursePolice OfficerApproved person | No one | | 19. | The taking of a handprint, fingerprint, footprint or toeprint | Police OfficerApproved person | No one | | 20. | The taking of a photograph of, or an impression or cast from, an external part of the body other than the genital or anal area, the buttocks or, in the case of a female, the breasts | Medical practitionerNursePolice OfficerApproved person | No one | | 21. | The taking of a photograph of a person | Medical practitionerNursePolice OfficerApproved person | No one |