Section 23YUI — Crimes Act 1914: Disclosure of information

(1) Despite section 23YO, or any law of a State or Territory relating to forensic procedures and DNA databases, a person may disclose information stored on the Commonwealth DNA database system, NCIDD or a State/Territory DNA database system if: (a) the disclosure is to: (i) any law enforcement agency (within the meaning of the Australian Crime Commission Act 2002); or (ii) a foreign law enforcement agency (within the meaning of that Act); or (iii) the International Criminal Police Organisation; or (iv) any other agency or body of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory, or of a foreign country, prescribed by the regulations; and (b) the information is relevant to the activities of that agency or body; and (c) the disclosure is for a permitted purpose. (2) Despite section 23YO, or any law of a State or Territory relating to forensic procedures and DNA databases, a person may disclose information stored on the Commonwealth DNA database system, NCIDD or a State/Territory DNA database system if: (a) the information concerns the result of a match of an unknown deceased person’s DNA profile with a missing person’s DNA profile; and (b) the disclosure is made to a relative, guardian, spouse, de facto partner or friend of the deceased person.