South Australian Current Acts South Australian Current Acts (1) This Act applies
to convictions for offences against the laws of this State and convictions for
offences against any other law.
(2) In the case of
convictions for offences against the laws of a recognised jurisdiction, the
mutual recognition principle applies.
(3) In the case of
convictions for offences against the laws of any other jurisdiction (including
the laws of an overseas jurisdiction), this Act applies with the changes
necessary to enable its provisions to apply to those convictions in a way that
corresponds as closely as possible to the way in which it applies to
convictions for offences against the laws of this jurisdiction.
(4) However, if an
offence against the laws of another jurisdiction (including the laws of an
overseas jurisdiction), other than a recognised jurisdiction, has no
correspondence to an offence against a law of this jurisdiction, then the
conviction of the person for the offence is immediately spent for the purposes
of this Act.
(5) This Act applies
to convictions for offences whether such convictions occurred before or after
the commencement of this Act.