Form 1528 · Character or identity
Client Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) Collection Statement
What this official form is for and who lodges it. The form itself is only ever the Department's own document; nothing is completed or submitted here.
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Purpose
This form is a formal statement in which a DNA testing laboratory attests to its accreditation, capabilities, and compliance with the requirements for collecting and testing samples used in parentage matters connected to departmental processes.
Who lodges it
It is completed and signed by a representative of the DNA testing laboratory (the person making the statement), not by the visa applicant.
When it is used
It is used to establish that an overseas or nominated laboratory meets the standards required before its DNA testing can support a parentage claim in a departmental matter.
Official form
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