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๐Ÿ“œ Criminal Investigation Amendment Bill 2010

Assented toLABill 16710 November 2010

This Bill amends the Criminal Investigation Act 2006 to authorise nurses, midwives, and other prescribed persons (in addition to doctors) to conduct certain forensic procedures.

Impact

This bill affects individuals subject to forensic procedures and healthcare professionals (nurses and midwives) who may now be authorised to perform them. It aims to broaden the pool of qualified personnel available to conduct these procedures.

Key Changes

["Amends section 73 of the Criminal Investigation Act 2006 to define 'midwife'.", "Amends section 103 of the Criminal Investigation Act 2006 to allow nurses, midwives, and other prescribed persons to conduct certain forensic procedures."]

Parliamentary Progress

  1. LA IntroducedLA10 Nov 2010
  2. LA Second Reading MovedLA10 Nov 2010
  3. LC Second Reading MovedLC18 Nov 2010
  4. LA Second Reading AgreedLA18 Nov 2010
  5. LA Third ReadingLA18 Nov 2010
  6. LC Second Reading AgreedLC24 Feb 2011
  7. LC Third ReadingLC17 Mar 2011
  8. LC AmendedLC14 Apr 2011
  9. Royal Assent2 May 2011
Affected Sectors
healthjusticepublic_sector

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