sec.449General rules about asking for consent

### sec.449 General rules about asking for consent A police officer may ask a relevant person, or another person who may act for the relevant person, to give a forensic procedure consent only if the police officer is satisfied the person’s ability to give the consent is not affected by alcohol or a drug. A police officer must not ask a relevant person, or another person who may act for the relevant person, to give a forensic procedure consent for an intimate forensic procedure unless the police officer suspects the relevant person may have committed an indictable offence. This section applies whether or not the relevant person has been proceeded against for an offence for which the results of performing the forensic procedure may be relevant. s 449 (prev s 239) renum 2000 No. 22 s 17 sub 2003 No. 49 s 10 (sec.449-ssec.1) A police officer may ask a relevant person, or another person who may act for the relevant person, to give a forensic procedure consent only if the police officer is satisfied the person’s ability to give the consent is not affected by alcohol or a drug. (sec.449-ssec.2) A police officer must not ask a relevant person, or another person who may act for the relevant person, to give a forensic procedure consent for an intimate forensic procedure unless the police officer suspects the relevant person may have committed an indictable offence. (sec.449-ssec.3) This section applies whether or not the relevant person has been proceeded against for an offence for which the results of performing the forensic procedure may be relevant.