(1) The Commissioner may approve an identification system for the purposes of either or both of the following:
(a) identifying prisoners under section 53 ;
(b) identifying persons under section 174 .
(2) In this section:
"biometric information" includes fingerprints, hand and palm geometry, face recognition and retinal scans.
"identification system" means a system for establishing or confirming a person's identity, whether through the use of biometric information or otherwise.