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Nick Gibbs

DNA lab chief 'failed to understand issue'

An inquiry is examining the lab's decision not to test DNA samples under a certain threshold. (Glenn Hunt/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

The head of Queensland's forensic lab believed no cases were being compromised as police raised concerns DNA evidence from major crimes could be missed, an inquiry has been told.

A 2018 decision not to test crime scene samples with low amounts of DNA that fell under a certain threshold is the focus of a commission of inquiry in Brisbane.

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