Queensland forensic lab scrambling to deal with backlog of 30,000 criminal cases

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Queensland forensic lab scrambling to deal with backlog of 30,000 criminal cases
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Recruitment efforts come after inquiry found samples were untested or incorrectly ruled ‘insufficient’

While clearing the backlog remained a priority, with the government even looking for assistance from other countries such as the United Kingdom, the lab continued to meet deadlines for ongoing and current cases.“Where there is a court case, we are endeavouring to meet those dates where we can fold the trials, so ongoing cases shouldn’t be dealt with those that are under investigation.”

“We can find qualified scientists that we can train up to forensic scientists and that will take a few months, but we can get them on and get them active within our case processes,” she said. The shadow attorney-general, Tim Nicholls, said the government had shown no transparency over the issue.

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