(c) if the suspect or offender identifies as an
Aboriginal person or a Torres Strait Islander and none of the previously
mentioned persons is available--a representative of an
Aboriginal legal aid organisation or a person whose name is on the relevant
list maintained under section 116 (1) who is chosen by, or acceptable to, the
suspect or offender,
(d) if none of the previously mentioned persons is
available--a person who is not a police officer or in any way involved in the
investigation of an offence in relation to which a forensic procedure is
proposed to be carried out, or is carried out, on the suspect or offender.
(3) Where the suspect or serious indictable offender identifies as an
Aboriginal person or Torres Strait Islander, and is not covered by subsection
(2), the following people may act as
"interview friends" --
(a) a relative or other person chosen by the suspect or
offender,
(b) an Australian legal practitioner acting for the suspect or
offender,
(c) if none of the previously mentioned persons is available--a
representative of an Aboriginal legal aid organisation, or a person whose name
is included in the relevant list maintained under section 116 (1).
