The inquiry comes after Queensland Police confirmed they were reviewing all previous sexual assault cases dating back to the beginning of 2018.
DNA testing at Queensland's state-run forensics laboratory will be probed in a commission of inquiry.
The state government had already announced a review into the lab, but last week they indicated they were considering expanding it amid reports Queensland Police was re-examining cases dating back four years. It comes after additional testing on samples related to sex offence cases from last year had a 66 per cent success rate in generating DNA profiles.
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