Statute
Section 23XK — Crimes Act 1914: Forensic procedures not to be carried out in cruel, inhuman or degrading manner
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For the purpose of this Part, the carrying out of a forensic procedure is not of itself taken to be cruel, inhuman or degrading. However, nothing in this Part authorises the carrying out of a forensic procedure in a cruel, inhuman or degrading manner.
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