Australian Capital Territory

Crimes (Forensic Procedures) Regulations 2000
Subordinate Law 2000 No 56

The Australian Capital Territory Executive makes the following regulations under the Crimes (Forensic Procedures) Act 2000.
	Dated 15 December 2000.
gary humphries
Minister
michael moore
Minister

1 	Name of regulations
	These regulations are the Crimes (Forensic Procedures) Regulations 2000.
2 	Commencement
	These regulations commence on the day they are notified in the Gazette.
3 	Definitions for regulations
	In these regulations:
forensic scientist means a person engaged (whether as an employee or otherwise) in that capacity by—
	(a)	the Australian Federal Police; or
	(b)	the police force or police service of a State.
forensic technician means a person engaged (whether as an employee or otherwise) in that capacity by—
	(a)	the Australian Federal Police; or
	(b)	the police force or police service of a State.
the Act means the Crimes (Forensic Procedures) Act 2000.
Note	A definition in this regulation applies to the entire regulations unless the definition, or another provision of the regulations, provides otherwise or the contrary intention otherwise appears (see Interpretation Act 1967, s 11F and s 11G, as applied by the Subordinate Laws Act 1989, s 9).
4 	Appropriately qualified persons
	For section 13 of the Act, a person mentioned in an item in Schedule 1 is qualified to carry out a forensic procedure mentioned in the item.

	SCHEDULE 1	(See reg 4)
	appropriately qualified persons
column 1
item	column 2
forensic procedure	column 3
appropriately qualified people for procedure	
1	external examination of—
•	genital or anal area
•	buttocks
•	breasts of female or transgender person who identifies as female	•	forensic scientist
•	forensic technician 	
2	taking sample of saliva or sample by buccal swab	•	forensic scientist
•	forensic technician
•	police officer	
3	taking photograph of, or impression or cast of, wound from—
•	genital or anal area
•	buttocks
•	breasts of female or transgender person who identifies as female	•	forensic scientist
•	forensic technician 	
4	external examination of part of body (other than—
•	genital or anal area
•	buttocks
•	breasts of female or transgender person who identifies as female)
that requires touching of body or removal of clothing	•	forensic scientist
•	forensic technician
•	police officer	
5	taking sample of hair (other than pubic hair)	•	forensic scientist
•	forensic technician 	
6	taking sample from nail or from under nail	•	forensic scientist
•	forensic technician 	
7	taking sample by swab or washing from any external part of body (other than—
•	genital or anal area
•	buttocks
•	breasts of female or transgender person who identifies as a female)	•	forensic scientist
•	forensic technician 	
8	taking sample by vacuum suction, scraping or lifting by tape from any external part of body (other than—
•	genital or anal area
•	buttocks
•	breasts of female or transgender person who identifies as female)	•	forensic scientist
•	forensic technician 	
9	taking handprint, fingerprint, footprint or toeprint	•	forensic scientist
•	forensic technician
•	police officer	
10	taking photograph of, or impression or cast of wound from, external part of body (other than—
•	genital or anal area
•	buttocks
•	breasts of female or transgender person who identifies as female)	(a)  for a photograph
•	doctor
•	forensic scientist
•	forensic technician
•	police officer
(b)  for an impression or cast of a wound
•	doctor
•	forensic scientist
•	forensic technician	
Note 1	Police officer and doctor are defined in the Interpretation Act 1967, dictionary.
Note 2	People mentioned in column 3 as appropriately qualified for the applicable procedure are additional to those mentioned in section 53 of the Act.

Endnote
Notification
1	Notified in Gazette 2000 No S69 on 21 December 2000.

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