Zustände, die DNA teilt Abkommen unterzeichnen

Australien ist ein Schritt näeher an einer nationalen DNA Datenbank mit Queensland, Westaustralien und der TAT, die den nationalen Information-sharingvertrag schließt.

Nur NSW und Victoria sind, schon oben zu unterzeichnen, und sie haben versprochen, so zu tun.

Bundesgerechtigkeit-Minister-David Johnston besagte zusammenpassende DNA Datenbanken über Jurisdiktionen würden Forschern weit grössere Fähigkeit geben, sich übeltäter zu verfangen, die zwischenstaatliches verschoben haben.

„Für zu langes sind unsere Bemühungen, eine ungefähr nationale DNA Datenbank zu holen durch die zugelassenen und funktionsfähigen Hürden frustriert worden. I am delighted that after seven years we have pushed past those obstacles,” he said in a statement.

Under the new arrangements, DNA profiles from state and territory databases will be uploaded and compared on a national database.

That will be managed by CrimTrac, the federal government-run organisation which coordinates national sharing of criminal information.

Senator Johnston said representatives of the Australian federal government, Queensland, ACT and Western Australia signed the DNA agreement at the Ministerial Council for Police and Emergency Management meeting in Wellington, New Zealand.

South Australia, the Northern Territory and Tasmania have already signed. NSW and Victoria have undertaken to follow suit as soon as required changes are made to their legislation.

“With full DNA matching across Australia, more and more DNA matching success stories should become commonplace,” Senator Johnston said.

“Recently a Northern Territory man who had a DNA sample taken from him in relation to a drink driving offence, pleaded guilty to a 1993 rape that he committed in Queensland, after his profile was matched through the national DNA database.”

“I urge those jurisdictions, who are not currently matching with other jurisdictions to start doing so as soon as possible. The Australian public deserve no less.”

© 2007 AAP

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