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CRIMES ACT 1914

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CRIMES ACT 1914 SECT 23WN

23WN Circumstances in which senior constable may order non-intimate forensic procedures
A senior constable may order the carrying out of a non-intimate forensic procedure on a suspect who is in custody if:
(a)
the suspect has been asked under Division 3 to consent to the carrying out of the forensic procedure; and
(b)
the suspect has not consented; and
(c)
the senior constable is satisfied as required by section 23WO.
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