EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
Issued by the authority of the Attorney-General
Crimes Act 1914
DETERMINATION OF AN INCIDENT UNDER DIVISION 11A
The purpose of this determination is to assist investigations, especially those to identify deceased persons, concerning the crash and subsequent explosion involving Garuda Flight GA200 at about 7:00am on 7 March 2007 (local time) at Yogjakarta, Indonesia. The determination will assist identification by allowing the use of DNA matching procedures.
Before making this determination under paragraph 23YUF(1)(b) of the Crimes Act 1914, the Attorney-General was satisfied that one or more Australian citizens or Australian residents died in or as a result of the incident at Yogjakarta, and that it was appropriate in the circumstances for Division 11A of the Crimes Act 1914 to apply in relation to the crash and explosion of Flight GA200.
The forensic procedures in Division 11A of the Crimes Act 1914 were enacted following the Bali bombing incident in 2002 to facilitate identification of victims under a single federal streamlined procedure using Commonwealth, State and Territory forensic resources.
This determination was developed in consultation with the Australian Federal Police.
By virtue of subsection 23YUF(3) of the Crimes Act 1914, this determination is a disallowable instrument for the purposes of section 46A of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.