❓ Question regarding potential delays in court proceedings due to PathCentre backlog for DNA testing. The Attorney General states that court proceedings are not being jeopardised or unduly delayed based on advice from the Department of Justice.
AnsweredQoN 2719Legislative Assembly
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(b) is the Attorney General satisfied that Court proceedings are not being jeopardised or unduly delayed due to the backlog at the PathCentre?
The determination of a persons guilt or otherwise is dependant on a number of factors, of which DNA testing may only be one of them. (b) I have been advised by the Department of Justice that Court proceedings are not being jeopardised or unduly delayed as a result of DNA samples supplied to the PathCentre
(b) I have been advised by the Department of Justice that Court proceedings are not being jeopardised or unduly delayed as a result of DNA samples supplied to the PathCentre
The determination of a persons guilt or otherwise is dependant on a number of factors, of which DNA testing may only be one of them. (b) I have been advised by the Department of Justice that Court proceedings are not being jeopardised or unduly delayed as a result of DNA samples supplied to the PathCentre
(b) I have been advised by the Department of Justice that Court proceedings are not being jeopardised or unduly delayed as a result of DNA samples supplied to the PathCentre
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Answered
2 June 2004
Response time
70 days
(a) I refer the Member to Parliamentary Question 2343, where my colleague, the Minister for Police, advised that the Police Service consider there were no delays in DNA testing of prisoners. As the member would know, DNA testing is only one of a number of avenues of investigation by the Police Service when investigating all alleged criminal activities.
The determination of a persons guilt or otherwise is dependant on a number of factors, of which DNA testing may only be one of them.
(b) I have been advised by the Department of Justice that Court proceedings are not being jeopardised or unduly delayed as a result of DNA samples supplied to the PathCentre
The determination of a persons guilt or otherwise is dependant on a number of factors, of which DNA testing may only be one of them.
(b) I have been advised by the Department of Justice that Court proceedings are not being jeopardised or unduly delayed as a result of DNA samples supplied to the PathCentre
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