The backlog of cases at a forensic DNA lab has increased to more than 41,000 as Queensland’s opposition calls for a strategy to address the beleaguered service.
Forensic Science Queensland has been under the microscope in recent years over issues with DNA testing with two inquiries into the lab in 2022 and 2023.In the first inquiry it was revealed many DNA samples went untested and others were incorrectly ruled insufficient by the lab.
A backlog of 37,000 cases potentially needing re-testing was identified and that had now increased to 41,077, Health Minister Shannon Fentiman revealed in response to parliamentary questions.
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