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Intellectual Disability (Compulsory Care and Rehabilitation) Act 2003

Status and rights of care recipients - Specific powers exercisable over care recipients

62A: Collection of biometric information from special care recipients

You could also call this:

"Collecting special body information to keep you safe and secure"

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If you are a special care recipient, your biometric information can be collected to help manage your care. This means the people in charge of your care want to make sure you are safe and secure. They also want to stop you from doing things you are not allowed to do, like breaching section 67A.

You will have to let them collect your biometric information if the Director-General of Health, your care manager, or a compulsory care co-ordinator tells you to. This is so they can do their job properly.

The rules about collecting biometric information are also subject to any regulations made under section 150(ca).

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Part 5Status and rights of care recipients
Specific powers exercisable over care recipients

62ACollection of biometric information from special care recipients

  1. This section provides for the collection of biometric information to—

  2. strengthen the management of special care recipients; and
    1. ensure the safety and security of special care recipients; and
      1. better manage the risk of special care recipients breaching section 67A.

        1. A special care recipient must allow the collection of biometric information if directed by—

        2. the Director-General of Health; or
          1. the care manager for the special care recipient; or
            1. a compulsory care co-ordinator.

              1. This section is subject to any regulations made under section 150(ca).

              Notes
              • Section 62A: inserted, on , by section 33 of the Enhancing Identity Verification and Border Processes Legislation Act 2017 (2017 No 42).