Section 23YQD — Crimes Act 1914: Providing forensic material etc. to a foreign law enforcement agency

(1) The Commissioner may provide forensic evidence to a foreign law enforcement agency if the Commissioner is satisfied that: (a) the foreign law enforcement agency has given appropriate undertakings in relation to the retention, use and destruction of the forensic evidence; and (b) it is appropriate, in all the circumstances of the case, to do so. (2) If forensic evidence is to be provided to the foreign law enforcement agency, a copy of the tape recording or the written record mentioned in section 23WL (suspects) or 23XWS (volunteers) may also be provided to the foreign law enforcement agency. (3) If an audio recording, a copy of it, or a copy of a transcript of a tape recording is made available to a suspect or volunteer (as required by subsection 23YF(1)), a copy of the audio recording or the transcript, or both, as the case may be, may also be provided to the foreign law enforcement agency. (4) If: (a) a video recording or a copy of it is made available to a suspect or volunteer (as required by subsection 23YF(1)); or (b) both an audio recording and a video recording are made and the suspect or volunteer is given an opportunity to view the video recording (as required by subsection 23YF(1)); a copy of the video recording may also be provided to the foreign law enforcement agency.