Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00132:section:23ydaf
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00132
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 23YDAF
Character Range: 1236438–1239898

23YDAF  Permissible matching of DNA profiles
 (1) A matching of a DNA profile on an index of the Commonwealth DNA database system specified in column 1 of the following table with a DNA profile on another index of the system specified in column 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8 of the table is not permitted by this Part if:
 (a) "no" is shown in relation to the index specified in column 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8 opposite the index specified in column 1; or
 (b) "only if within purpose" is shown in relation to the index specified in column 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8 opposite the volunteers (limited purposes) index specified in column 1 and the matching is carried out for a purpose other than a purpose for which the DNA profile placed on the volunteers (limited purposes) index specified in column 1 was so placed.

Profile to be matched               Is matching permitted?
Column 1                            Column 2                Column 3                Column 4                       Column 5                         Column 6                Column 7                Column 8
                                    Crime scene             Suspects                Volunteers (limited purposes)  Volunteers (unlimited purposes)  Serious offenders       Missing persons         Unknown deceased persons
1. crime scene                      yes                     yes                     only if within purpose         yes                              yes                     yes                     yes
2. suspects                         yes                     yes                     only if within purpose         yes                              yes                     yes                     yes
3. volunteers (limited purposes)    only if within purpose  only if within purpose  only if within purpose         only if within purpose           only if within purpose  only if within purpose  only if within purpose
4. volunteers (unlimited purposes)  yes                     yes                     only if within purpose         yes                              yes                     yes                     yes
5. serious offenders                yes                     yes                     only if within purpose         yes                              yes                     yes                     yes
6. missing persons                  yes                     yes                     only if within purpose         yes                              yes                     yes                     yes
7.                                  yes                     yes                     only if within purpose         yes                              yes                     yes                     yes
unknown deceased persons

 (2) A person commits an offence if:
 (a) the person's conduct causes the matching that is not permitted by this Part of a DNA profile on an index of the Commonwealth DNA database system with a DNA profile on the same or another index of the Commonwealth DNA database system; and
 (b) the person is reckless as to any such matching of profiles.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 2 years.
 (3) This section does not make it an offence for conduct to cause a matching that is not permitted by this Part if the matching is solely for the purposes of administering the Commonwealth DNA database system.
Note: A defendant bears the evidential burden in relation to the matter in subsection (3)—see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code.