Defence Forces (Evidence) Act 2022
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Regulations regarding taking of samples | ||
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73. (1) Subject to this Act, the Minister shall make regulations relating to the taking of samples under this Act. | ||
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), the regulations may provide for all or any of the following: | ||
(a) the manner in which samples may be taken under this Act; | ||
(b) the location and physical conditions in which samples may be taken under this Act; | ||
(c) the persons (including members of the Military Police), and the number of such persons, who may be present when samples are taken, or to be taken, under this Act; | ||
(d) the manner in which, and by whom, the following shall be recorded in the records of the Military Police Corps: | ||
(i) an authorisation given by a member of the Military Police under this Act; | ||
(ii) a consent given, a refusal to give consent or a withdrawal of consent by a person under this Act; | ||
(iii) the giving of information to a person by a member of the Military Police under this Act; | ||
(iv) a notice sent or given by a member of the Military Police, or sent or given to a member of the Military Police, under this Act; | ||
(v) an application or a request relating to the destruction of a sample, or the removal of a DNA profile from the DNA (Military Police) Database System, or both, made under Part 7 ; | ||
(vi) a notice sent or given by the provost marshal to a person under section 62 ; | ||
(vii) particulars of the location, time and manner of the taking of a sample authorised to be taken by a member of the Military Police under this Act. |