(1) A reference in this Act to a "conviction" includes a reference to a finding of guilt, or the acceptance of a guilty plea, whether or not a conviction is recorded.
Note Found guilty is defined in the Legislation Act
, dict.
(2) Without limiting subsection (1), a reference in this Act to the "quashing" of a conviction for an offence includes a reference to the quashing of—
(a) a finding of guilt in relation to the offence; or
(b) the acceptance of a guilty plea in relation to the offence.
(3) However, a reference in this Act to the "quashing" of a conviction for an offence does not include a reference to the quashing of a conviction if—
(a) a finding of guilt in relation to the offence remains unaffected; or
(b) the acceptance of a guilty plea
in relation to the offence remains unaffected.