Victorian Numbered Acts

CRIMES AMENDMENT (DNA DATABASE) ACT 2007 (NO. 32 OF 2007) - SECT 1

The purpose of this Act is to amend the Crimes Act 1958 to enable national automatic matching of data on DNA databases by—

        (a)     providing for the legal recognition of the National Criminal Investigation DNA Database (NCIDD) as a separate entity and to distinguish it from the Victorian DNA database and DNA databases kept by other jurisdictions; and

        (b)     changing the matching table that governs which types of DNA samples may be compared with other DNA samples, and to remove anomalies and broaden the ranges of permissible matches; and

        (c)     broadening the Minister's powers to enter into agreements with other jurisdictions in relation to the sharing of DNA data and ensuring the powers are broad enough to allow the NCIDD to operate to its full capacity and match samples automatically; and

        (d)     updating the oversight and enforcement powers for DNA databases; and

        (e)     making consequential amendments to ensure other provisions of the Crimes Act 1958 are consistent with the new arrangements.