Criminal Investigation (Identifying People) Amendment Act 2011 (WA)

Western Australia

Criminal Investigation (Identifying People)

Amendment Act 2011

Western Australia

Criminal Investigation (Identifying People)

Amendment Act 2011

CONTENTS

1.	Short title	2
2.	Commencement	2
3.	Act amended	2
4.	Section 62 amended	2
5.	Section 63 amended	2
6.	Section 64 amended	3
7.	Section 65 amended	3
8.	Section 66 amended	3
9.	Section 67 amended	3
10.	Section 78 deleted	3
11.	Section 94 replaced	4

94. Transitional provision for Criminal Investigation (Identifying People) Amendment Act 2011 4

Western Australia

Criminal Investigation (Identifying People)

Amendment Act 2011

No. 15 of 2011

An Act to amend the Criminal Investigation (Identifying People)

Act 2002.

[Assented to 25 May 2011]

The Parliament of Western Australia enacts as follows:

Criminal Investigation (Identifying People) Amendment Act 2011

s. 1

1.             Short title

This is the Criminal Investigation (Identifying People)

Amendment Act 2011.

2.             Commencement

This Act comes into operation as follows —

(a)	sections 1 and 2 — on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent;
(b)	the rest of the Act — on the day after that day.

3.             Act amended

This Act amends the Criminal Investigation (Identifying People)

Act 2002.

4.             Section 62 amended

Delete section 62(1)(a) and (b) and insert:

(a) must not —

(i)      be compared with other information, whether or not in a forensic database; or

(ii)      be put in a forensic database;

except in accordance with the decision of the

volunteer, or responsible person, made or

changed under section 20; and

5.             Section 63 amended

(1) Delete section 63(1)(a) and insert:

(a) may be compared with other information, whether or not in a forensic database, in accordance with the direction of a coroner; and

Criminal Investigation (Identifying People) Amendment Act 2011

s. 6

(2) Delete section 63(2).

6.             Section 64 amended

(1)	In section 64(1)(a) delete “subject to subsection (2) and”.
(2)	Delete section 64(2).

7.             Section 65 amended

In section 65(1):

(a)	delete paragraph (b);
(b)	after paragraph (a) insert:

and

8.             Section 66 amended

Delete section 66(2)(a) and insert:

(a) may be compared with other information, whether or not in a forensic database, as soon as it is obtained; and

9.             Section 67 amended

Delete section 67(1)(a) and insert:

(a) may be compared with other information, whether or not in a forensic database, as soon as it is obtained; and

10.           Section 78 deleted

Delete section 78.

Criminal Investigation (Identifying People) Amendment Act 2011

s. 11

11.           Section 94 replaced

Delete section 94 and insert:

94.           Transitional provision for Criminal Investigation (Identifying People) Amendment Act 2011

Identifying information may be compared with other

information in accordance with Part 9 whether that

identifying information or the information to which it

is being compared was obtained or lawfully put in a

forensic database before or after the commencement of

the Criminal Investigation (Identifying People)

Amendment Act 2011 section 11.