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SPENT CONVICTIONS ACT 2000
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Long Title
PART 1--PRELIMINARY
1. Name of Act
3. Overview of Act
4. Dictionary
5. Notes
5A. Offences against Act—application of Criminal Code etc
6. Meaning of conviction
7. Meaning of spent conviction
7A. Meaning of extinguished conviction
8. Meaning of quash
9. Act applies to convictions for offences against non-ACT laws
10. Act applies to existing convictions
PART 2--SPENT CONVICTIONS
Division 2.1--Spent convictions—general
11. Which convictions can become spent?
12. When is a conviction spent?
13. What is the crime-free period?
14. How are traffic offences to be dealt with?
Division 2.2--Spent convictions—youth sexual offences
14A. Meaning of youth sexual offence conviction—pt 2
14B. Meaning of victim—div 2.2
14C. Application for youth sexual offence conviction to be spent
14D. Chief police officer and DPP to be notified of application
14E. Transfer of application to other courts
14F. Order for spent youth sexual offence conviction
Division 2.3--Spent convictions—revival
15. Spent convictions generally not revived
PART 3--CONSEQUENCES OF A CONVICTION BECOMING SPENT
16. What are the consequences of a conviction becoming spent?
17. Unlawful disclosure of a conviction becoming spent
18. Improperly obtaining information about spent convictions
19. Exclusions
PART 3A--EXTINGUISHING HISTORICAL HOMOSEXUAL OFFENCE CONVICTIONS
19A. Definitions—pt 3A
19B. Application to have conviction extinguished
19C. Request for additional information
19D. Decision on application to have conviction extinguished
19E. Eligibility
19F. Director-general may obtain information
19G. Restriction on right to re-apply
PART 3AA--EXTINGUISHING YOUTH OFFENCE CONVICTIONS
19GA. Meaning of youth offence conviction
19GB. Youth offence convictions extinguished
PART 3B--CONSEQUENCES OF EXTINGUISHED CONVICTIONS
19H. Consequences of conviction becoming extinguished
19I. Unlawful disclosure of extinguished conviction
19J. Improperly obtaining information about extinguished convictions
PART 3C--NOTIFICATION AND REVIEW OF DECISIONS
19K. Meaning of reviewable decision––pt 3C
19L. Reviewable decision notices
19M. Applications for review
PART 4--MISCELLANEOUS
20. Act does not authorise contravention of other laws
21. Act does not affect certain other lawful acts
22. Act does not authorise destruction of records
22A. Approved forms
23. Regulation-making power
SCHEDULE 1
DICTIONARY
ENDNOTES
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