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Public Safety Preservation Act 1986
sec.8PAAPower to collect biometric information
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### sec.8PAA Power to collect biometric information
This section applies to a person—
who is in the declared area for a terrorist emergency; or
who is about to enter the declared area for a terrorist emergency; or
who a terrorist emergency officer reasonably suspects has recently left the declared area for a terrorist emergency.
A terrorist emergency 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 8O (1) ; or
the person has not given evidence of the correctness of the name, address or date of birth stated by the person; or
a terrorist emergency 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.
A terrorist emergency 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 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 8PAA ins 2017 No. 30 s 37
(sec.8PAA-ssec.1) This section applies to a person— who is in the declared area for a terrorist emergency; or who is about to enter the declared area for a terrorist emergency; or who a terrorist emergency officer reasonably suspects has recently left the declared area for a terrorist emergency.
(sec.8PAA-ssec.2) A terrorist emergency officer may take and keep a photograph of the person for the purpose of identifying the person.
(sec.8PAA-ssec.3) Subsection (4) applies if— the person has not complied with a requirement under section 8O (1) ; or the person has not given evidence of the correctness of the name, address or date of birth stated by the person; or a terrorist emergency 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.8PAA-ssec.4) A terrorist emergency 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.8PAA-ssec.5) Subsection (6) applies if the commissioner is satisfied 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.8PAA-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) who is in the declared area for a terrorist emergency; or
- (b) who is about to enter the declared area for a terrorist emergency; or
- (c) who a terrorist emergency officer reasonably suspects has recently left the declared area for a terrorist emergency.
- (a) the person has not complied with a requirement under section 8O (1) ; 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) a terrorist emergency 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 .