ROAD TRAFFIC ACT 1974 - SECT 71A

ROAD TRAFFIC ACT 1974 - SECT 71A

71A .         Samples not to be used to obtain DNA

        (1)         In this section —

        sample means a sample of blood or oral fluid taken from or provided by a person (the subject ) and given to a police officer under section 69 or 69B.

        (2)         A person must not use a sample to obtain the subject’s DNA.

        Penalty for this subsection: imprisonment for 12 months.

        [Section 71A inserted: No. 6 of 2007 s. 16; amended: No. 8 of 2012 s. 37; No. 27 of 2020 s. 31.]