| (1) | The authorised officer must perform comparative searches on forensic DNA profiles that are entered onto the NFDD for the purposes referred to in section 15F, and communicate the outcome of the comparative search as contemplated in subsection (2). |
| (2) | No person may disclose any information which he or she had obtained in the exercise of any powers or the performance of any duties in terms of this Chapter, except— |
| (a) | to a person who of necessity requires it for the performance of his or her functions in terms of this Chapter or any other Act or as provided for in section 15O; |
| (b) | if he or she is a person who of necessity supplies it in the performance of his or her functions in terms of this Act or any other Act; |
| (c) | in respect of information which is required in terms of any law or as evidence in any court of law; |
| (d) | to any competent authority which requires it for the institution of any criminal proceedings, including a preliminary investigation or an inquest; |
| (e) | to an accused person, or where the person is a child to his or her parent or guardian, or his or her legal representative, for criminal defence purposes; or |
| (f) | to a person convicted of an offence, or his or her legal representative, for exoneration purposes. |
[Section 15N inserted by section 6 of Act No. 37 of 2013]
