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CRIMES (FORENSIC PROCEDURES) ACT 2000 - As at 30 October 2023 - Act 59 of 2000

- As at 30 October 2023 - Act 59 of 2000

Table of Provisions

PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

PART 2 - AUTHORITY AND TIME LIMITS FOR FORENSIC PROCEDURES ON SUSPECTS: SUMMARY OF RULES

PART 3 - FORENSIC PROCEDURES ON SUSPECT BY CONSENT

PART 4 - NON-INTIMATE FORENSIC PROCEDURES ON SUSPECTS BY ORDER OF SENIOR POLICE OFFICER

PART 5 - FORENSIC PROCEDURES ON SUSPECTS BY ORDER OF MAGISTRATE OR OTHER AUTHORISED OFFICER

Division 1 - General

Division 2 - Final orders

  • 24 Final order for carrying out forensic procedure
  • 25. (Repealed)
  • 26 Application for order
  • 27 Application and order for repeated forensic procedure
  • 28 Securing the presence of suspect at hearing--suspect under arrest
  • 29 Securing the presence of suspect at hearing--suspect not under arrest
  • 30 Procedure at hearing of application for order
  • 31 Making of order

Division 3 - Interim orders

  • 32 Interim order for carrying out of a forensic procedure
  • 33 Application for interim order
  • 34 Procedure at hearing of application for interim order
  • 35 Making of interim order
  • 36 Records of application and interim order
  • 36A Records of application and interim order (where application not made in person or reduced to writing)
  • 37 Suspect may be prevented from destroying or contaminating evidence
  • 38 Results of forensic procedure carried out under interim order

Division 4 - Time limits for forensic procedures ordered by Magistrate or other authorised officer

Division 5 - Reports of proceedings under Act

  • 43 Restrictions on publication

Division 6 - False or misleading information in applications

PART 6 - CARRYING OUT FORENSIC PROCEDURES ON SUSPECTS

Note

Division 1 - General

Division 2 - Persons involved in forensic procedures

Division 3 - Further provisions about who may carry out forensic procedures

Division 4 - Presence of other people while forensic procedure is carried out

Division 5 - Recording of forensic procedure

Division 6 - Procedure after forensic procedure is carried out

  • 58 Samples--sufficient material to share
  • 59 Photographs
  • 60 Material to be made available to suspect

PART 7 - CARRYING OUT OF CERTAIN FORENSIC PROCEDURES AFTER CONVICTION OF SERIOUS INDICTABLE OFFENDERS

PART 7A - CARRYING OUT OF CERTAIN FORENSIC PROCEDURES ON UNTESTED FORMER OFFENDERS

PART 7B - CARRYING OUT OF CERTAIN FORENSIC PROCEDURES ON REGISTRABLE PERSONS

PART 8 - CARRYING OUT OF FORENSIC PROCEDURES ON VOLUNTEERS AND CERTAIN OTHER PERSONS

PART 8A - CARRYING OUT OF FORENSIC PROCEDURES ON CHILDREN UNDER 10 YEARS OF AGE

PART 9 - ADMISSIBILITY OF EVIDENCE

Division 1 - Forensic evidence

Division 2 - Other evidence

PART 10 - DESTRUCTION OF FORENSIC MATERIAL

PART 11 - DNA DATABASE SYSTEM

PART 12 - INTERSTATE ENFORCEMENT

PART 13 - GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO OPERATION OF THIS ACT

PART 14 - OPERATION OF THIS ACT AND EFFECT ON OTHER LAWS

111. (Repealed)

PART 15 - MISCELLANEOUS

  • 115A Appeals from forensic procedure orders made by Magistrate
  • 116 Lists of interview friends
  • 117 Proceedings for offences
  • 118 Regulations
  • 119. (Repealed)
  • 120 Savings, transitional and other provisions
  • 121 Monitoring of operation of Act by Ombudsman
  • 122 Review of Act
  • 123 Inquiry by Standing Committee on Law and Justice
  • Schedule 1 (Repealed)

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