Article 12. Competence of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan Law on Forensic Expertise
The competence of the authorized body includes:
1) implementation of the state policy in the field of forensic expertise;
2) implementation of state control in the field of forensic expertise;
2-1) obtaining the necessary information within the framework of the application under consideration or in the presence of other information indicating the unfair performance by the forensic expert of his duties in compliance with the requirements of the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on state secrets;
3) development and approval of the list of types of forensic examinations and expert specialties, the qualifications for which are assigned by the authorized body;
4) development and approval of rules for the organization and conduct of forensic examinations and research;
5) development and approval of rules for handling objects of forensic examination;
6) development and approval of rules for determining the complexity categories of forensic examinations, the procedure for calculating the time limits for conducting forensic examinations depending on their complexity category, as well as the grounds and procedure for suspending and extending the time limit for conducting forensic examinations;
7) development and approval of standards for the workload of judicial experts of judicial examination bodies;
8) development and approval of rules for determining the cost of conducting a forensic examination
9) development and approval of rules for the validation of methods and techniques of forensic research;
10) development and approval of rules for the development, testing and implementation of forensic research methods;
11) development and approval of rules for the formation, maintenance and use of the State Register of Forensic Research Methods of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
12) maintaining the State Register of methods of forensic expert research of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
13) development and approval of standards and requirements for specially equipped facilities for forensic examination;
14) development and approval of the rules for the qualification training of forensic experts; - Excluded by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated July 14, 2026 No. 350-VIII SAM
15) development and approval of rules for the qualification of a judicial expert;
16) development and approval of the regulations on the commission for the qualification of a judicial expert and its composition; - Excluded by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated December 17, 2025 No. 241-VIII SAM
17) qualification of a judicial expert;
18) development and approval of rules for the certification of judicial experts;
19) development and approval of the regulations on the commission for the certification of judicial experts and its composition; - Excluded by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated December 17, 2025 No. 241-VIII SAM
20) certification of judicial experts;
21) development and approval of rules for professional development of judicial experts;
22) development and approval of rules for the formation, maintenance and use of the State Register of Judicial Experts of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
23) maintaining the State Register of Judicial Experts of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
24) development and approval of the regulations on the commission for licensing of forensic expertise and its composition; - Excluded by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated July 14, 2026 No. 350-VIII SAM
25) licensing in the field of forensic expertise;
26) development and approval of the Code of Ethics of a Judicial expert;
26-1) development and approval of a professional standard in the field of forensic expertise;
27) other powers provided for by this Law, other laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan, acts of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
On forensic science activity in the Republic of Kazakhstan The Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 10 February 2017 № 44-VI LRK.
The article was amended and supplemented by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated July 14, 2026, No. 350-VIII SAM
This Law regulates public relations in the implementation of forensic expertise in the Republic of Kazakhstan.
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