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Police Administration Act 1978
147FForensic material from corresponding jurisdictions
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147F Forensic material from corresponding jurisdictions
(1) Forensic material lawfully obtained (whether before or after the
commencement of this section) under a forensic law of a
corresponding jurisdiction may be kept, accessed and used in the
Territory under this Division.
(2) Subsection (1) applies even if the material was obtained:
(a) in circumstances in which this Division would not authorise the
material to be obtained; or
(b) in accordance with requirements that are less stringent than,
or are otherwise substantively different to, the requirements
applying under this Division.
forensic material means anything obtained from carrying out a
forensic procedure, and includes the information obtained from an
analysis of the thing.
147FA Interpretation
(1) In this Division:
affected member means a member in relation to whom there are
grounds for disease testing.
child means a person who is under the age of 18 years.
court means the Local Court.
disease test approval means an approval under Subdivision 2 for
the taking and testing of a blood sample from a transferor.
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disease test authorisation means a disease test approval or a
disease test order.
disease test order means an order of the court under