The act provides for the use and destruction of material obtained by forensic procedures and sets out rules for placing and matching DNA profiles derived from forensic material on a national DNA data base. The act identifies three types of forensic procedures that may be carried out on suspects: (1) non-intimate forensic procedures; (2) intimate forensic procedures; and (3) buccal swab. A forensic procedure can be carried out with a suspect's informed consent, by order of a senior police officer, or by court order. Provisions of the act are examined in relation to the admissibility of evidence, the destruction of samples, and indigenous suspects. Issues and principles associated with the act's implementation are listed. 31 endnotes