Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) In this section "criminal record" does not include a record of a conviction of an offence in respect of which a sentence of imprisonment for more than 6 months was imposed, whether or not the sentence was suspended.
(2) Subject to this Part, a criminal record is a spent conviction on the expiration of a period, immediately after the date of conviction of the offence, of:
(a) where the offender was convicted in the Youth Justice Court within the meaning of the Youth Justice Act 2005 – 5 years; and
(b) in any other case – 10 years,
during which period the offender has not:
(c) been convicted of an offence punishable by imprisonment; or
(d) served all or any part of a sentence of imprisonment.
(2A) If the offender was convicted in a court other than the Youth Justice Court (within the meaning of the Youth Justice Act 2005 ) for an offence that the offender committed before attaining 18 years of age, his or her criminal record is, subject to this section and section 6A, a spent conviction on the expiration of the period specified in subsection (2)(b).
(3) A conviction for a subsequent traffic offence and any period of imprisonment served in respect of the offence shall be taken into account in calculating a period referred to in subsection (2) only in respect of a conviction relating to a traffic offence.
(4) A conviction for a subsequent non-traffic offence and any period of imprisonment served in respect of the offence shall be taken into account in calculating a period referred to in subsection (2) only in respect of a conviction relating to a non-traffic offence.