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Forensic samples under s464ZF of the Crimes Act
Record ID:
20186
Format:
LIJ Article
Year:
1998
Author:
Ginsbourg, Shaun ;
Subject:
DNA Profiling ; Forensic Science ; Evidence ;
Source:
LIJ (1998) 72 No 12
Date_of_entry:
31/12/1998
Legislation:
Crimes Act 1958 (Vic) s 464ZF
Notes:
Under s 464ZF of the Crimes Act 1958 (Vic), police may ask a court to order a person found guilty of a serious crime to submit to a medical procedure for the taking of a body sample for DNA analysis. The section started operation on 1 July 1998. Early experience suggests that orders are being made too readily. This may result from the practice of hearing applications during the sentencing process ; Overview of s 464ZF and related provisions; judicial discretion and s 464ZF; current practice and s 464ZF
Section:
Special Issue
Month:
December

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