Tasmanian Consolidated Acts

EXPUNGEMENT OF HISTORICAL OFFENCES ACT 2017

- Act 45 of 2017 
- Royal Assent 21 November 2017 

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 - Preliminary

   1.      Short title
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Interpretation
   4.      Act binds Crown
   5.      Act prevails

   PART 2 - Applications

   6.      Application to have historical offence expunged
   7.      Contents of application
   8.      Investigation of application
   9.      Disclosure of records to applicant
   10.     Matters to be considered in determining application
   11.     Withdrawal of application
   12.     Determination of application
   13.     Confidentiality

   PART 3 - Consequences of Expungement

   14.     Interpretation of Part
   15.     Annotation of official criminal records
   16.     Effect of expunging
   17.     Disclosure of expunged records
   18.     Disclosure of expunged records for research purposes
   19.     Improperly obtaining information about expunged convictions

   PART 4 - Miscellaneous

   20.     Determination that charge has ceased to be expunged
   21.     Review of decisions
   22.     No entitlement to compensation
   23.     Royal prerogative of mercy not affected
   24.     Integrity of official criminal records
   25.     Prior lawful acts not affected
   26.     Offence to give false or misleading information
   27.     Delegation by Secretary
   28.     Information sharing
   29.     Infringement notices
   30.     Annual report
   31.     Regulations
   32.     Review of Act
   33.     Administration of Act
   34.      
           SCHEDULE 1