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CRIMINAL RECORDS (SPENT CONVICTIONS) ACT 1992 - SECT 15

Exclusions in relation to spent convictions

Sections 11 and 13 do not apply in respect of a spent conviction:

        (a)     in relation to an application for appointment or employment as a Supreme Court Judge, Local Court Judge, justice of the peace or police officer;

        (c)     for arson or attempted arson in relation to an application by the person to whom the spent conviction relates to be appointed to or employed in or otherwise engaged in fire fighting or fire prevention;

        (d)     relating to a violent offence, to a request by a public authority for information about the conviction where the information is sought for the purpose of determining whether to grant, reissue or revoke a licence, permit or registration under the Firearms Act 1997 ;

        (e)     in relation to the consideration of the suitability of a person to be a juror;

        (f)     to or in relation to proceedings before a court (or investigations for the purpose of such proceedings or determining whether proceedings should be commenced), including the giving of evidence or the conduct of the case before, or the making of a decision (including a decision concerning sentencing) by, the court, but where a disclosure of a spent conviction is made to the court the court shall not permit the publication of any information so disclosed unless it is of the opinion that the interests of justice in the particular circumstances require its publication.



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