(1) The chief executive of the department within which the
Hospital and Health Boards Act 2011is administered, if satisfied the officer
has the necessary qualifications and experience to be a DNA analyst, may
appoint as a DNA analyst—
(a) a public service officer employed in the
department; or
(2) The appointment takes effect on
the day it is notified in the gazette.
(3) Subsection (4) applies if the
police commissioner has entered into a DNA arrangement with a laboratory under
the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000, section 488B (1) .
(4) The
chief executive officer, however described, of the laboratory may, by written
notice, appoint an employee of the laboratory as a DNA analyst if satisfied
the employee has the necessary qualifications and experience to be a DNA
analyst.
(5) The appointment takes effect—
(a) on the day the notice is
given to the employee; or
(b) if a later day is stated in the notice, the
later day.
