AAP General News (Australia)
02-08-2000
Qld: Civil libs slam dna plan
The Civil Liberties Council has described a plan to allow Queensland police to take
mouth swabs from criminals or suspects as draconian.
The results from the samples taken would be registered on a DNA database.
The Council's state vice-president TERRY O'GORMAN says the new power is contrary to
the federal government's national DNA model where only a doctor is allowed to DNA test.
The Queensland Government endorsed the proposal at a meeting yesterday and it's expected
to be in place by 2001.
Under the plan, police will DNA test all prisoners now in …
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