Queensland lab could have tested more DNA samples from crime scenes for less than $1m, inquiry hears

Health official given disingenuous' representation of impact of changing thresholds, forensic testing inquiry hears

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For less than $1m a year, Queensland's forensics lab could have continued thoroughly testing samples with lower levels of DNA to help solve major crimes, an inquiry has heard.

Queensland Health's acting director general, Shaun Drummond, told the commission of inquiry into forensic DNA testing that he was given a disingenuous" representation of the consequences of a 2018 decision to change testing thresholds.

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