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Note 1 The Legislation Act
contains definitions and other provisions relevant to this Act.
Note 2 For example, the Legislation Act
, dict, pt 1, defines the following terms:
• Act
• administrative unit
• chief police officer
• director-general (see s 163)
• director of public prosecutions
• domestic partner (see s 169 (1))
• entity
• exercise
• function
• law, of the Territory
• penalty unit (see s 133)
• police officer
• public employee
• State
• Territory authority
• territory law
• the Territory.
"ACT offence" means an offence against a Territory law.
"another Territory" means a Territory other than this Territory or the Northern Territory.
(a) a Commonwealth Act other than—
(i) the Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988 (Cwlth); or
(ii) the Northern Territory (Self-Government) Act 1978 (Cwlth); or
(b) an instrument made under a Commonwealth Act (other than a Commonwealth Act mentioned in paragraph (a) (i) or (ii)); or
(c) any other legislation that applies as a Commonwealth law (other than legislation so far as it is applied by a Commonwealth Act mentioned in paragraph (a) (i) or (ii)), to the extent that it operates as a Commonwealth law;
and includes a law in force in a Territory other than the Northern Territory or this Territory.
"Commonwealth offence" means an offence against a Commonwealth law.
"control order" means an order made under—
(a) the Children and Young People Act 1999
, section 96 (1) (k) or (l); or
(b) the Children's Services Act 1986
, section 47 (1) (j) or (k).
"conviction"—see section 6.
"court "includes a tribunal.
"crime-free period"—see section 13.
"extinguished", for a conviction—see section 7A.
"foreign law" means a law of a foreign country.
foreign offence means an offence against a foreign law.
"historical homosexual offence", for part 3A (Extinguishing historical homosexual offence convictions)—see section 19A.
"law enforcement agency" means any of the following:
(a) the Australian Federal Police;
(b) the police service or force of a State, another Territory or a foreign country;
(c) the Department of Home Affairs (Cwlth);
(d) the Australian Crime Commission;
(e) the New South Wales Independent Commission Against Corruption or a similar entity established under the law of another State;
(f) the New South Wales Crime Commission or a similar entity established under the law of another State;
(g) the Attorney-General for the Territory, the Commonwealth, a State or another Territory;
(h) people employed in a government department of the Commonwealth, a State or another Territory and whose primary functions are the beginning or conduct of proceedings for offences;
(i) the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions or a similar entity established under a Commonwealth or State law;
(j) the director of public prosecutions, or a person performing a similar function under a Commonwealth or State law;
(k) a lawyer to the extent that the lawyer is engaged under a Commonwealth or State law to prosecute offences;
(l) prison officers;
(m) an entity prescribed under the regulations.
"prison officer" includes a person employed in an entity responsible under the law of the Territory, or of the Commonwealth, a State or a foreign country, for providing correctional services for offenders.
"public authority" means an administrative unit or Territory authority, and includes a person exercising functions for the Territory, an administrative unit or Territory authority.
"public morality offence", for part 3A (Extinguishing historical homosexual offence convictions)—see section 19A.
"quash"—see section 8.
"reviewable decision", for part 3C (Notification and review of decisions)—see section 19K.
"sexual offence" means the following offences:
(a) an offence against the Crimes Act 1900
, part 3 (Sexual Offences) or part 4 (Female Genital Mutilation);
(b) an offence (for example, an offence against the Crimes Act 1900
, section 27 (Acts endangering life etc) or the Criminal Code
, section 311 (Burglary)) that includes the commission of, or an intention to commit, an offence mentioned in paragraph (a) or (d);
(c) an offence of attempting, or of conspiracy or incitement, to commit an offence mentioned in paragraph (a), (b) or (d);
(d) an offence (including a Commonwealth offence, State offence or foreign offence) prescribed under the regulations;
(e) an ACT offence committed before the date of commencement of this definition of a similar nature to an offence mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (d);
and includes any Commonwealth offence, State offence or foreign offence that is similar in nature to an ACT offence mentioned in paragraph (a), (b), (c) or (e) or is prescribed under the regulations.
"spent", for a conviction—see section 7.
"State law" means a law in force in a State (other than a Commonwealth law).
Note State includes the Northern Territory (see Legislation Act 2001
, dict, pt 1).
"victim", for division 2.2 (Spent convictions—youth sexual offences)—see section 14B.
"youth offence conviction"—see section 19GA.
"youth sexual offence conviction", for part 2 (Spent convictions)—see section 14A.
Amending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the amendment history. Current modifications are not included in the republished law but are set out in the endnotes.
Not all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001
, part 11.3 are annotated in the amendment history. Full details of any amendments can be obtained from the Parliamentary Counsel's Office.
Uncommenced amending laws are not included in the republished law. The details of these laws are underlined in the legislation history. Uncommenced expiries are underlined in the legislation history and amendment history.
If all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered provisions gives details of previous and current numbering.
The endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.
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Spent Convictions Act 2000 A2000-48
notified 28 September 2000 (Gaz 2000 No 39)
s 1, s 2 commenced 28 September 2000 (IA s 10B)
remainder commenced 28 March 2001 (IA s 10E)
as amended by
Legislation (Consequential Amendments) Act 2001
A2001-44 pt 366
notified 26 July 2001 (Gaz 2001 No 30)
s 1, s 2 commenced 26 July 2001 (IA s 10B)
pt 366 commenced 12 September 2001 (s 2 and see Gaz 2001 No S65)
Race and Sports Bookmaking Act 2001
A2001-49 sch 2 pt 4
notified 12 July 2001 (Gaz 2001 No 28)
s 1, s 2 commenced 12 July 2001 (IA s 10B)
sch 2 pt 4 commenced 7 September 2001 (Gaz 2001 No S68)
Prostitution Amendment Act 2002
A2002-35 s 26, s 27
notified LR 8 October 2002
s 1, s 2 commenced 8 October 2002 (LA s 75 (1))
s 26, s 27 commenced 16 December 2002 (s 2 and CN2002-15
)
Statute Law Amendment Act 2003 (No 2)
A2003-56 sch 3 pt 3.25
notified LR 5 December 2003
s 1, s 2 commenced 5 December 2003 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 3 pt 3.25 commenced 19 December 2003 (s 2)
Australian Crime Commission (ACT) Act 2003
A2003-58 sch 1 pt 1.3
notified LR 17 December 2003
s 1, s 2 commenced 17 December 2003 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 1 pt 1.3 commenced 17 June 2004 (s 2 and LA s 79)
Criminal Code (Administration of Justice Offences) Amendment Act 2005
A2005-53 sch 2 pt 2.5
notified LR 26 October 2005
s 1, s 2 commenced 26 October 2005 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 2 pt 2.5 commenced 23 November 2005 (s 2)
A2006-2 sch 1 pt 1.5
notified LR 22 February 2006
s 1, s 2 commenced 22 February 2006 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 1 pt 1.5 commenced 1 May 2006 (s 2 and CN2006-6
)
Sentencing Legislation Amendment Act 2006
A2006-23 sch 1 pt 1.33
notified LR 18 May 2006
s 1, s 2 commenced 18 May 2006 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 1 pt 1.33 commenced 2 June 2006 (s 2 (1) and see Crimes (Sentence Administration) Act 2005
A2005-59 s 2, Crimes (Sentencing) Act 2005
A2005-58, s 2 and LA s 79)
A2008-25 sch 2 pt 2.5
notified LR 15 July 2008
s 1, s 2 commenced 15 July 2008 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 2 pt 2.5 commenced 15 January 2009 (s 2 (1) and LA s 79)
Statute Law Amendment Act 2008
A2008-28 sch 3 pt 3.53
notified LR 12 August 2008
s 1, s 2 commenced 12 August 2008 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 3 pt 3.53 commenced 26 August 2008 (s 2)
Road Transport (Alcohol and Drugs) Legislation Amendment Act 2010
A2010-47 pt 1.3
notified LR 25 November 2010
s 1, s 2 commenced 25 November 2010 (LA s 75 (1))
pt 1.3 commenced 1 December 2010 (s 2 (2) and see Road Transport (Alcohol and Drugs) (Random Drug Testing) Amendment Act 2010
A2010-27, s 2 and CN2010-15
)
Road Transport (Alcohol and Drugs) Legislation Amendment Act 2011
A2011-15 pt 7
notified LR 12 May 2011
s 1, s 2 commenced 12 May 2011 (LA s 75 (1))
pt 7 commenced 13 May 2011 (s 2)
ACT Teacher Quality Institute Amendment Act 2011
A2011-34 s 21
notified LR 5 September 2011
s 1, s 2 commenced 5 September 2011 (LA s 75 (1))
s 21 commenced 4 October 2011 (s 2 and CN2011-10
)
Security Industry Amendment Act 2011
A2011-37 pt 4
notified LR 27 September 2011
s 1, s 2 commenced 27 September 2011 (LA s 75 (1))
pt 4 commenced 27 September 2012 (s 2 (2))
Working with Vulnerable People (Consequential Amendments) Act 2011
A2011-45 sch 1 pt 1.4
notified LR 8 November 2011
s 1, s 2 commenced 8 November 2011 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 1 pt 1.4 commenced 8 November 2012 (s 2 and see Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Act 2011
A2011-44 s 2 (2))
Evidence (Consequential Amendments) Act 2011
A2011-48 sch 1 pt 1.35
notified LR 22 November 2011
s 1, s 2 commenced 22 November 2011 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 1 pt 1.35 commenced 1 March 2012 (s 2 (1) and see Evidence Act 2011
A2011-12, s 2 and CN2012-4
)
Statute Law Amendment Act 2011 (No 3)
A2011-52 sch 3 pt 3.50
notified LR 28 November 2011
s 1, s 2 commenced 28 November 2011 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 3 pt 3.50 commenced 12 December 2011 (s 2)
Crimes (Sentencing) Amendment Act 2014
A2014-58 sch 1 pt 1.4
notified LR 4 December 2014
s 1, s 2 commenced 4 December 2014 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 1 pt 1.4 commenced 5 December 2014 (s 2)
Spent Convictions (Historical Homosexual Convictions Extinguishment) Amendment Act 2015
A2015-45
notified LR 6 November 2015
s 1, s 2 commenced 6 November 2015 (LA s 75 (1))
remainder commenced 7 November 2015 (s 2)
Statute Law Amendment Act 2015 (No 2)
A2015-50 sch 3 pt 3.32
notified LR 25 November 2015
s 1, s 2 commenced 25 November 2015 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 3 pt 3.32 commenced 9 December 2015 (s 2)
Crimes (Sentencing and Restorative Justice) Amendment Act 2016
A2016-4 sch 1 pt 1.10
notified LR 24 February 2016
s 1, s 2 commenced 24 February 2016 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 1 pt 1.10 commenced 2 March 2016 (s 2 (1))
Discrimination Amendment Act 2016
A2016-49 sch 1 pt 1.6
notified LR 23 August 2016
s 1, s 2 commenced 23 August 2016 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 1 pt 1.6 commenced 24 August 2016 (s 2 (1))
Statute Law Amendment Act 2017
A2017-4 sch 3 pt 3.32
notified LR 23 February 2017
s 1, s 2 commenced 23 February 2017 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 3 pt 3.32 commenced 9 March 2017 (s 2)
Road Transport Reform (Light Rail) Legislation Amendment Act 2017
A2017-21 sch 1 pt 1.15
notified LR 8 August 2017
s 1, s 2 commenced 8 August 2017 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 1 pt 1.15 commenced 15 August 2017 (s 2)
Prostitution Amendment Act 2018
A2018-25 sch 1 pt 1.4
notified LR 8 August 2018
s 1, s 2 commenced 8 August 2018 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 1 pt 1.4 commenced 9 August 2018 (s 2)
Statute Law Amendment Act 2018
A2018-42 sch 3 pt 33
notified LR 8 November 2018
s 1, s 2 taken to have commenced 1 July 2018 (LA s 75 (2))
sch 3 pt 3.33 commenced 22 November 2018 (s 2 (1))
Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2020
A2020-42 pt 28
notified LR 27 August 2020
s 1, s 2 commenced 27 August 2020 (LA s 75 (1))
pt 28 commenced 27 February 2021 (s 2 (6) and LA s 79)
Statute Law Amendment Act 2021
A2021-12 sch 3 pt 3.55
notified LR 9 June 2021
s 1, s 2 commenced 9 June 2021 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 3 pt 3.55 commenced 23 June 2021 (s 2 (1))
Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 2023
A2023-33 sch 2 pt 2.7
notified LR 6 September 2023
s 1, s 2 commenced 6 September 2023 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 2 pt 2.7 commenced 13 September 2023 (s 2)
Justice (Age of Criminal Responsibility) Legislation Amendment Act 2023
A2023-45 pt 9
notified LR 15 November 2023
s 1, s 2 commenced 15 November 2023 (LA s 75 (1))
ss 122-124, s 126, s 128, ss 130-132 commenced 22 November 2023 (s 2 (1))
pt 9 remainder awaiting commencement
Education and Care Services (National Law (ACT) Amendment Act 2024
A2024-33 sch 1 pt 1.7
notified LR 10 July 2024
s 1, s 2 commenced 10 July 2024 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 1 pt 1.7 commenced 11 July 2024 (s 2
(1))
Long
title
long title am A2015-45
Commencement
s
2 om A2001-44
amdt 1.3907
Overview of
Act
s 3 am A2003-56
amdt 3.230; A2015-45
s 5; A2016-49
amdt 1.24; amdt 1.25; A2021-12
amdt 3.167; A2023-45
s 122
Dictionary
s
4 sub A2003-56
amdt 3.231
Offences against Act—application of
Criminal Code etc
s 5A ins A2015-45
Meaning of
conviction
s 6 am A2003-56
amdt 3.232; A2006-23
amdt 1.282, amdt 1.283
Meaning of spent
conviction
s 7 am A2006-23
amdt 1.284
Meaning of extinguished
conviction
s 7A ins A2015-45
s 7
am
A2023-45
s 123
Spent
convictions—general
div 2.1
hdg ins A2020-42
s 140
Which convictions can become
spent?
s 11 am A2006-23
amdt 1.285, amdt 1.286; A2014-58
amdt 1.6; A2016-4
amdt 1.18; A2020-42
s 141; A2023-45
s 124
When is a conviction
spent?
s 12 am A2003-56
amdt 3.233, amdt 3.234; A2006-23
amdt 1.287, amdt 1.288; ss renum R8 LA (see A2006-23
amdt 1.289); A2020-42
s 142; ss renum R27 LA; A2023-33
amdt 2.33
What is a crime-free
period?
s 13 am A2003-56
amdt 3.230
How are traffic offences to be dealt
with?
s 14 am A2010-47
amdt 1.6; A2011-15
ss 88-91; A2017-21
amdt 1.36
Spent convictions—youth sexual
offences
div 2.2 hdg ins A2020-42
s 143
Meaning of youth sexual offence
conviction—pt 2
s 14A ins A2020-42
s
143
am A2023-45
s 126
Meaning of victim—div
2.2
s 14B ins A2020-42
s 143
Application for youth sexual offence
conviction to be spent
s 14C ins A2020-42
s 143
Chief police officer and DPP to be notified
of application
s 14D ins A2020-42
s 143
Transfer of application to other
courts
s 14E ins A2020-42
s 143
Order for spent youth sexual offence
conviction
s 14F ins A2020-42
s 143
Spent
convictions—revival
div 2.3
hdg ins A2020-42
s 143
What are the consequences of a conviction
becoming spent?
s 16 am A2001-44
amdt 1.3908, amdt 1.3909
Exclusions
s
19 am A2001-49
amdt 2.28, amdt 2.29; A2002-35
s 26; ss renum R3 LA (see A2002-35
s 27); A2006-2
amdt 1.18, amdt 1.19; A2008-28
amdt 3.162; A2008-25
amdt 2.10; A2011-34
s 21; ss renum R13 LA; A2011-48
amdt 1.52; A2011-37
s 34; pars renum R16 LA; A2011-45
amdt 1.26; A2018-25
amdt 1.4; A2024-33
amdts 1.13-1.15
Extinguishing historical homosexual offence
convictions
pt 3A hdg ins A2015-45
Definitions—pt
3A
s 19A ins A2015-45
s 8
def
historical homosexual offence ins A2015-45
s 8
def
public morality offence ins A2015-45
Application to have conviction
extinguished
s 19B ins A2015-45
Request for additional
information
s 19C ins A2015-45
Decision on application to have conviction
extinguished
s 19D ins A2015-45
Eligibility
s
19E ins A2015-45
Director-general may obtain
information
s 19F ins A2015-45
Restriction on right to
re-apply
s 19G ins A2015-45
Extinguishing youth offence
convictions
pt 3AA hdg ins A2023-45
s 128
Meaning of youth offence
conviction
s 19GA ins A2023-45
s 128
Youth offence convictions
extinguished
s 19GB ins A2023-45
s 128
Consequences of extinguished
convictions
pt 3B hdg ins A2015-45
Consequences of conviction becoming
extinguished
s 19H ins A2015-45
s 8
am
A2023-45
s 130, s 131; ss renum R30 LA
Unlawful disclosure of extinguished
conviction
s 19I ins A2015-45
Improperly obtaining information about
extinguished convictions
s 19J ins A2015-45
Notification and review of
decisions
pt 3C hdg ins A2015-45
Meaning of reviewable
decision––pt 3C
s
19K ins A2015-45
Reviewable decision
notices
s 19L ins A2015-45
Applications for
review
s 19M ins A2015-45
Act does not affect certain other lawful
acts
s 21 am A2015-45
Act does not authorise destruction of
records
s 22 am A2015-45
Approved
forms
s 22A ins A2015-45
Regulation-making
power
s 23 am A2001-44
amdt 1.3910
Amendment of Discrimination
Act
pt 5 hdg om R1
LRA
Grounds
s
24 om R1 LRA
Reviewable
decisions
sch 1 ins A2015-45
Dictionary
dict am
A2003-56
amdt 3.236; A2011-52
amdt 3.188; A2015-45
s 13; A2017-4
amdt
3.194
def ACT offence am A2003-56
amdt
3.237
def casino om A2003-56
amdt
3.238
def correctional
agency om A2003-56
amdt
3.239
def extinguished ins
A2015-45
s
14
def function om A2003-56
amdt
3.240
def historical homosexual
offence ins A2015-45
s
14
def law enforcement agency
am A2003-56
amdt 3.241, amdt 3.242; A2003-58
amdt 1.3; pars renum R5 LA (see A2003-58
amdt 1.4); A2011-52
amdt 3.189; A2015-50
amdt 3.152; A2017-4
amdt 3.195; pars renum R23 LA; A2018-42
amdt
3.111
def prison officer
sub A2003-56
amdt
3.243
def public authority
am A2003-56
amdt
3.244
def public morality offence
ins A2015-45
s
14
def reviewable decision
ins A2015-45
s
14
def sexual offence am A2005-53
amdt 2.26; A2015-50
amdts 3.153-3.155
def
victim ins A2020-42
s
144
def youth offence
conviction ins A2023-45
s
132
def youth sexual offence
conviction ins A2020-42
s 144
Some earlier republications were not numbered. The number in column 1 refers to the publication order.
Since 12 September 2001 every authorised republication has been published in electronic pdf format on the ACT legislation register. A selection of authorised republications have also been published in printed format. These republications are marked with an asterisk (*) in column 1. Electronic and printed versions of an authorised republication are identical.
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not amended |
1 July 2001 |
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2 |
A2001-49 |
12 September 2001
3
A2002-35
16 December 2002
4
A2003-58
19 December 2003
5
A2003-58
17 June 2004
6
A2005-53
23 November 2005
7
A2006-2
1 May 2006
8
A2006-23
2 June 2006
9
A2008-28
26 August 2008
10
A2008-28
15 January 2009
11
A2010-47
1 December 2010
12
A2011-15
13 May 2011
13
A2011-34
4 October 2011
14
A2011-52
12 December 2011
15
A2011-52
1 March 2012
16
A2011-52
27 September 2012
17
A2011-52
8 November 2012
18
A2014-58
5 December 2014
19
A2015-45
7 November 2015
20
A2015-50
9 December 2015
21
A2016-4
2 March 2016
22
A2016-49
24 August 2016
23
A2017-4
9 March 2017
24
A2017-21
15 August 2017
25
A2018-25
9 August 2018
26
A2018-42
22 November 2018
27
A2020-42
27 February 2021
28
A2021-12
23 June 2021
29
A2023-33
13 September 2023
30
A2023-45
22 November 2023
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