Appeal Court rules on unlawfully obtained DNA bodily samples
Capital Letter: Penny Pepperell explains the significance of a court judgment on DNA testing.
Fri, 24 Nov 2017
In 2011, 17-year old Ian Toki, charged with burglary and released on bail, consented to a police request for a DNA bodily sample for storage on the DNA profile databank.
His subsequent conviction extinguished his right to withdraw his consent to the sample remaining on the database (Criminal
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