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Quality manager at Queensland forensic labs not consulted over change in DNA testing protocols, inquiry hears

A woman overseeing quality management at Queensland's forensic laboratories was never asked for her advice over a controversial change in DNA testing protocols that may have prevented crimes from being solved, an inquiry has been told.

Helen Gregg, the quality manager at Queensland Health's Forensic and Scientific Services since 2006, said she only became aware of the change this year – more than four years after it was implemented in early 2018.

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