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Public Safety Preservation Act 1986
sec.8AZDPower to collect biometric information
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### sec.8AZD Power to collect biometric information
This section applies to a person who is in the authorisation area.
An emergency situation officer may take and keep a photograph of the person for the purpose of identifying the person.
Subsection (4) applies if—
the person has not complied with a requirement under section 8AZC (2) ; or
the person has not given evidence of the correctness of the name, address or date of birth stated by the person; or
an emergency situation officer reasonably suspects that—
the name, address or date of birth stated by the person is false; or
evidence given by the person of the correctness of the name, address or date of birth stated by the person is false.
An emergency situation officer may, for the purpose of identifying the person or confirming the person’s identity—
electronically take and keep the person’s fingerprints; and
use a biometric system to compare the person’s biometric information with other biometric information stored in the system.
Subsection (6) applies if the commissioner is satisfied that a person’s biometric information taken under this section—
is no longer required for the investigation or prosecution of an offence relating to an emergency; and
is no longer required for an inquiry or inquest, or proposed inquiry or inquest, in relation to an emergency, including, for example, a commission of inquiry or an investigation under the Coroners Act 2003 .
The commissioner must take reasonable steps to destroy the biometric information, and any data about the biometric information, held by the Queensland Police Service.
s 8AZD ins 2017 No. 30 s 35
(sec.8AZD-ssec.1) This section applies to a person who is in the authorisation area.
(sec.8AZD-ssec.2) An emergency situation officer may take and keep a photograph of the person for the purpose of identifying the person.
(sec.8AZD-ssec.3) Subsection (4) applies if— the person has not complied with a requirement under section 8AZC (2) ; or the person has not given evidence of the correctness of the name, address or date of birth stated by the person; or an emergency situation officer reasonably suspects that— the name, address or date of birth stated by the person is false; or evidence given by the person of the correctness of the name, address or date of birth stated by the person is false.
(sec.8AZD-ssec.4) An emergency situation officer may, for the purpose of identifying the person or confirming the person’s identity— electronically take and keep the person’s fingerprints; and use a biometric system to compare the person’s biometric information with other biometric information stored in the system.
(sec.8AZD-ssec.5) Subsection (6) applies if the commissioner is satisfied that a person’s biometric information taken under this section— is no longer required for the investigation or prosecution of an offence relating to an emergency; and is no longer required for an inquiry or inquest, or proposed inquiry or inquest, in relation to an emergency, including, for example, a commission of inquiry or an investigation under the Coroners Act 2003 .
(sec.8AZD-ssec.6) The commissioner must take reasonable steps to destroy the biometric information, and any data about the biometric information, held by the Queensland Police Service.
- (a) the person has not complied with a requirement under section 8AZC (2) ; or
- (b) the person has not given evidence of the correctness of the name, address or date of birth stated by the person; or
- (c) an emergency situation officer reasonably suspects that— (i) the name, address or date of birth stated by the person is false; or (ii) evidence given by the person of the correctness of the name, address or date of birth stated by the person is false.
- (i) the name, address or date of birth stated by the person is false; or
- (ii) evidence given by the person of the correctness of the name, address or date of birth stated by the person is false.
- (i) the name, address or date of birth stated by the person is false; or
- (ii) evidence given by the person of the correctness of the name, address or date of birth stated by the person is false.
- (a) electronically take and keep the person’s fingerprints; and
- (b) use a biometric system to compare the person’s biometric information with other biometric information stored in the system.
- (a) is no longer required for the investigation or prosecution of an offence relating to an emergency; and
- (b) is no longer required for an inquiry or inquest, or proposed inquiry or inquest, in relation to an emergency, including, for example, a commission of inquiry or an investigation under the Coroners Act 2003 .