Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

EXPUNGEMENT OF HISTORICAL HOMOSEXUAL OFFENCE RECORDS ACT 2018

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY MATTERS

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Object of Act  
   4.      Definitions  
   5.      Act binds Crown  
   6.      Application of Criminal Code  

   PART 2--EXPUNGEMENT PROCESS

   7.      Expungable offences  
   8.      Criteria to expunge charge or conviction  
   9.      Application to expunge records  
   10.     Insufficient information  
   11.     Additional information  
   12.     Security of information  
   13.     Withdrawal of application  
   14.     Making inquiries  
   15.     Consideration of application  
   16.     Proposed refusal  
   17.     Determination of application  
   18.     Subsequent application  
   19.     Expunging records  
   20.     Effect of expungement  
   21.     No entitlement to compensation  

   PART 3--REVOCATION PROCESS

   22.     Revoking a determination to expunge  
   23.     Restoring records  
   24.     Effect of revocation  

   PART 4--OFFENCES

   25.     Unlawful disclosure  
   26.     Dishonestly obtaining information  

   PART 5--ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS

   27.     Prior lawful acts not affected  
   28.     Protection from liability  
   29.     Powers of Chief Executive Officer  
   30.     Review by Northern Territory Civil and Administrative Tribunal  
   31.     Regulations  
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