Western Australian Current Acts

HISTORICAL HOMOSEXUAL CONVICTIONS EXPUNGEMENT ACT 2018

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 -- Preliminary  

   1.      Short title
            
   2.      Commencement
            
   3.      Terms used
            
   4.      Act binds Crown

   PART 2 -- Applications and determinations

           Division 1 -- Making an application  

   5.      Application for convictions for historical homosexual offences to be expunged
            
   6.      Contents of application
            
   7.      Providing further information
            
   8.      Withdrawal of application

           Division 2 -- Determination of applications  

   9.      Investigation of application
            
   10.     Matters to be considered in determining application
            
   11.     Determination of application

           Division 3 -- Determination that conviction is no longer expunged  

   12.     Determination that conviction is no longer expunged

   PART 3 -- Consequences of convictions being expunged  

   13.     Annotation of official criminal records
            
   14.     Effect of expunging
            
   15.     Disclosure of expunged records
            
   16.     Improperly obtained information about expunged convictions
            
   17.     Discrimination on grounds of expunged conviction

   PART 4 -- Miscellaneous  

   18.     Review by State Administrative Tribunal of CEO’s decisions
            
   19.     No entitlement to compensation
            
   20.     Royal Prerogative of Mercy not affected
            
   21.     Integrity of official criminal records
            
   22.     Prior lawful acts not affected
            
   23.     Confidentiality
            
   24.     Giving notice
            
   25.     Evidentiary provisions
            
   26.     Protection from liability for wrongdoing
            
   27.     Delegation
            
   28.     Offence to give false or misleading information
            
   29.     Regulations
            
   30.      Annual Report
            
   31.     Review of Act

   PART 5 -- Working with Children (Criminal Record Checking) Act 2004 amended  

   32.     Section 4 amended
            
   33.     Section 8A inserted
            
   8A.     Expunged convictions to be taken to be non-conviction charges for the purposes of this Act 25
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