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Criminal Investigations (Bodily Samples) Act 1995

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32: Section 30 not to apply to persons under 18

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"Rules about bodily samples don't apply to you if you're under 18"

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If you are under 18 years old, the rules in section 30 do not apply to you. You cannot agree to give a bodily sample if someone asks you to under that section. This means you cannot consent to giving a bodily sample in this situation.

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Obtaining bodily sample by consent

32Section 30 not to apply to persons under 18

  1. Nothing in section 30 applies in respect of a person who is under the age of 18 years, and no such person shall be capable of consenting to the taking of a bodily sample in response to a request made under that section.

Notes
  • Section 32 heading: amended, on , by section 43(1) of the Oranga Tamariki Legislation Act 2019 (2019 No 30).
  • Section 32: amended, on , by section 43(1) of the Oranga Tamariki Legislation Act 2019 (2019 No 30).
  • Section 32: amended, on , by section 6 of the Criminal Investigations (Bodily Samples) Amendment Act 2003 (2003 No 113).