Police in New South Wales will be given greater powers to fight terrorism and other major crime under legislation to be introduced at the next sitting of Parliament.
Police will have the power to request DNA from any suspect regardless of the severity of their alleged offence.
Warrants could also be issued to search suspected crime scenes for up to 30 days.
The state's Attorney-General John Hatzistergos says the laws are merely an extension of those currently in place.
"The police currently do have the power to ask suspects to shake their hair and to open their mouths, particularly in relation to drug cases," he said.
"What we're doing now is extending that to enable them to be able to take a non-invasive DNA sample such as a hair follicle or a saliva swab."
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