Forensic Procedures Act 2000
56AOther use of information from forensic material of police officer or member of the Police Service
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56A Other use of information from forensic material of police officer or member of the Police Service
[Section 56A Inserted by No. 34 of 2008, s. 8, Applied:19 Nov 2008] Information obtained from an analysis of forensic material taken from a police officer or member of the Police Service under section 34A or 34B may only be matched with other information obtained from a crime scene, whether or not that other information is in a database, if that matching is for the purpose of differentiating the forensic material of the officer or member from other forensic material found at any crime scene or a particular crime scene, being the purpose for which the forensic material was taken or directed to be taken from the officer or member.