According to Crimes (Forensic Procedures) Act 2000 section 123 [assented 5/7/2000] The Committee of the Legislative Council established under the name of the
“Standing Committee on Law and Justice” is to inquire into and report on the
operation of this Act and the regulations.
The report is to be tabled in the Legislative Council as soon as possible after
the end of the period of 18 months from the date of assent to this Act.
Without limiting the matters that the Committee may take into account for the
purposes of its enquiry and report, it may take into account the following:
any relevant provisions of the Model Forensic Procedures Bill 1999 set out in
Appendix 3 of the Discussion paper dated May 1999 prepared by the Model
Criminal Code Officers Committee or of any State, Commonwealth or other law,
the wider social and legal implications of use of information obtained from
matching of DNA profiles derived from forensic material,
the effectiveness of matching of DNA profiles as an investigative tool,
the reliability of the matching of DNA profiles for the purposes of forensic
identification.
The Committee may make recommendations in its report about amendments that
might appropriately be made to the Act to enhance its operation and provide
further safeguards for the privacy and civil liberty of persons on whom
forensic procedures are carried out, or proposed to be carried out, under the
Act.
The Committee is to furnish a copy of the report to the Ombudsman for
consideration.
The closing date for submissions will be 4 June 2001.
The Committee of the Legislative Council established under the name of the
“Standing Committee on Law and Justice” is to inquire into and report on the
operation of this Act and the regulations.
The report is to be tabled in the Legislative Council as soon as possible after
the end of the period of 18 months from the date of assent to this Act.
Without limiting the matters that the Committee may take into account for the
purposes of its enquiry and report, it may take into account the following:
any relevant provisions of the Model Forensic Procedures Bill 1999 set out in
Appendix 3 of the Discussion paper dated May 1999 prepared by the Model
Criminal Code Officers Committee or of any State, Commonwealth or other law,
the wider social and legal implications of use of information obtained from
matching of DNA profiles derived from forensic material,
the effectiveness of matching of DNA profiles as an investigative tool,
the reliability of the matching of DNA profiles for the purposes of forensic
identification.
The Committee may make recommendations in its report about amendments that
might appropriately be made to the Act to enhance its operation and provide
further safeguards for the privacy and civil liberty of persons on whom
forensic procedures are carried out, or proposed to be carried out, under the
Act.
The Committee is to furnish a copy of the report to the Ombudsman for
consideration.
The closing date for submissions will be 4 June 2001.