Client Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) Collection Consent Declaration

What it is for

This form records a person's consent for a DNA sample to be collected and for the resulting parentage test results to be released to the Department of Home Affairs (or a requesting Australian mission) for use in a visa or related matter where biological relationships are being verified.

Who completes it

The person providing the DNA sample (the client), or the parent/guardian of a child under 18, completes and signs it; it is countersigned by a witness and, where collection occurs overseas, overseen by a departmental officer.

Information it collects (in general terms)

It gathers identifying details of the consenting client, the name of the DNA testing laboratory authorised to release results, the names of the donors involved in the parentage testing, and signatures and dates from the client and the witness.

When it is used

It is used at a DNA sample-collection appointment, typically to substantiate a claimed family relationship in support of a visa application, and is carried uncompleted to the appointment so it can be signed under supervision.

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