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CRIMES ACT 1914 SECT 23XWV
23XWV Retention of forensic material by order of a
magistrate after volunteer, parent or guardian of child or
incapable person withdraws consent
- (1)
- An authorised applicant may apply to a magistrate for an
order under subsection (2).
- (2)
- A magistrate may order that forensic material taken or
information obtained from carrying out a forensic
procedure on a volunteer who withdraws consent , or
parent or guardian of a volunteer who withdraws consent,
as the case may be, to the retention of the material be
retained if the magistrate is satisfied that:
- (a)
- during an investigation into the commission of a
serious offence, material reasonably believed to be
from the body of a person who committed the offence
had been found:
- (i)
- at the scene of the offence; or
- (ii)
- on the victim of the offence or anything
reasonably believed to have been worn or carried by
the victim when the offence was committed; or
- (iii)
- on the volunteer or anything reasonably believed
to have been worn or carried by the volunteer at the
scene of the offence or when the offence was
committed; or
- (iv)
- on an object or person reasonably believed to have
been associated with the commission of the offence;
and
- (b)
- there are reasonable grounds to believe that
information obtained from analysis of the forensic
material taken from the volunteer is likely to produce
evidence of probative value in relation to the serious
offence being investigated; and
- (c)
- the retention of the forensic material taken from
the volunteer is justified in all the circumstances.
- (3)
- The order may specify the period for which the forensic
material taken or information obtained from carrying out
the procedure may be retained.
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