How DNA is used in criminal investigations is under review

A review of how DNA is used in criminal investigations has raised the possibility of a databank that would hold every New Zealanders' DNA. The Law Commission has reviewed the Criminal Investigations Bodily Samples Act and is calling for public submissions. Commissioner Donna Buckingham told Kate Gudsell that because of the science that's been developed, a lot of what happens with DNA now is not covered by the legislation.