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Criminal Investigations (Bodily Samples) Amendment Bill

The purpose of the bill is to allow Police wide powers to collect DNA from persons before being charged or convicted, such as matching DNA profiles against samples from unsolved scenes of crime.
Member in charge: Hon Simon Power
Type of bill: Government
Parliament: 49
Bill no: 14-2
Introduction: 10/2/09
First reading: 12/2/09
Referred to: Justice and Electoral Committee
Submissions due: 6/4/09
SC report(s): 24/8/09
Second reading: 14/10/09
Committee of the whole House: (15/10/09)
27/10/09
Third reading: 27/10/09
Royal assent: 2/11/09
Act: Criminal Investigations (Bodily Samples) Amendment Act 2009 (09/46)