Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

CRIMES LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2015 (NO 2) (NO. 36 OF 2015) - SECT 19

in part 2.1, insert

17     Police officer to ask if person is Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person

Before a police officer asks a suspect to consent to a forensic procedure under this Act, the police officer must ask the suspect if the suspect is an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person.