sec.451Special requirement for child under 14

### sec.451 Special requirement for child under 14 This section applies if a police officer reasonably suspects the relevant person is a child who is under 14 years. The police officer may ask a parent of the child to give a forensic procedure consent for the child. If the parent gives a forensic procedure consent for the child authorising the taking of a sample for DNA analysis, the sample taken must be a DNA sample and not a sample of the child’s blood. Subsection (5) applies if the parent gives a forensic procedure consent for the child relating to the performance of a non-intimate forensic procedure. Before the procedure is performed a police officer must ask the child whether the child wants a support person to be present while the procedure is being performed and, if the child wants a support person to be present, must ensure a support person is present while the procedure is being performed. s 451 (prev s 241) renum 2000 No. 22 s 17 sub 2003 No. 49 s 10 amd 2024 No. 24 s 57 s ch 1 pt 2 (sec.451-ssec.1) This section applies if a police officer reasonably suspects the relevant person is a child who is under 14 years. (sec.451-ssec.2) The police officer may ask a parent of the child to give a forensic procedure consent for the child. (sec.451-ssec.3) If the parent gives a forensic procedure consent for the child authorising the taking of a sample for DNA analysis, the sample taken must be a DNA sample and not a sample of the child’s blood. (sec.451-ssec.4) Subsection (5) applies if the parent gives a forensic procedure consent for the child relating to the performance of a non-intimate forensic procedure. (sec.451-ssec.5) Before the procedure is performed a police officer must ask the child whether the child wants a support person to be present while the procedure is being performed and, if the child wants a support person to be present, must ensure a support person is present while the procedure is being performed.