Forensic analysts must ensure that the following information is captured on the appropriate information technology system utilised to manage the analysis of bodily samples in the FSL:
| (a) |
The barcode of a buccal sample; |
| (b) |
the station and CAS /ICDMS number, where relevant; |
| (c) |
whether a buccal sample was taken from— |
| (iii) |
a person convicted of an offence; |
| (iv) |
a person who is under investigation, but not arrested and with his or her informed consent or authorised in accordance with section 36E(2) of the Criminal Procedure Act; |
| (v) |
a police official, or any other person, who as part of his or her official duties attends or processes a crime scene; |
| (vi) |
a police official or any other person, who may be handling, processing or examining crime scene samples or bodily samples for forensic analysis; |
| (vii) |
a person directly involved in the servicing or calibration of equipment in laboratories used in the forensic DNA analysis process; |
| (viii) |
a person who entered a forensic DNA laboratory; |
| (ix) |
a convicted offender, in which case the prison number must be captured; |
| (x) |
a contractor or supplier directly involved in the manufacturing of consumables, equipment, utensils or reagents; |
| (xi) |
the victim of the offence; or |
| (xii) |
a family member of a missing person; and |
| (d) |
whether the bodily sample or crime scene sample is from— |
| (i) |
a missing or unidentified person; or |
| (ii) |
unidentified human remains. |
Statistics Act, 1999
