BRISBANE, Queensland, April 28 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement:
Attorney-General and Minister for Justice and Minister for Integrity
The Honourable Deb Frecklington
Government moves to save crime DNA samples
* Legislation to be amended to ensure DNA samples aren't destroyed.
* Samples caught up in Labor's DNA Debacle will be retained for up to seven years to ensure victims have access to justice.
* Crisafulli Government committed to clearing the forensic testing backlog from Labor's DNA debacle.
The Crisafulli Government will this week introduce changes to Parliament, allowing DNA samples caught up in Labor's DNA Debacle to be retained for up to seven years, ensuring victims can access the justice they...