Section 23YG — Crimes Act 1914: Material required to be made available to suspect, offender or volunteer

(1) Material from samples, copies, or any other material, that must be made available to a suspect, offender or volunteer under this Part: (a) may be sent to the suspect, offender or volunteer at his or her last known address (if any), or to the suspect’s, offender’s or volunteer’s legal representative (if any) at his or her last known address; or (b) if there is no known address as mentioned in paragraph (a)—may be made available for collection by the suspect, offender or volunteer at the police station where the investigating constable was based at the time the forensic procedure was carried out. (2) Subject to subsection (3), material of any kind that is required by this Part to be made available to a suspect, offender or volunteer must be made available in accordance with subsection (1): (a) within 14 days after the material comes into existence; or (b) if the material is requested by the suspect, offender or volunteer or the suspect’s, offender’s or volunteer’s interview friend or legal representative, within 14 days of the request. (3) Subsection (2) does not apply to: (a) copies of records required to be made available under subsection 23XE(5); and (b) material required to be provided under section 23XU; and (c) copies of results of analysis and other information required to be provided under section 23XW.