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SPENT CONVICTIONS ACT 2000


TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Act  
   3.      Overview of Act  
   4.      Dictionary  
   5.      Notes  
   5A.     Offences against Act—application of Criminal Code etc  
   6.      Meaning of conviction  
   7.      Meaning of spent conviction  
   7A.     Meaning of extinguished conviction  
   8.      Meaning of quash  
   9.      Act applies to convictions for offences against non-ACT laws  
   10.     Act applies to existing convictions  

   PART 2--SPENT CONVICTIONS

           Division 2.1--Spent convictions—general

   11.     Which convictions can become spent?  
   12.     When is a conviction spent?  
   13.     What is the crime-free period?  
   14.     How are traffic offences to be dealt with?  

           Division 2.2--Spent convictions—youth sexual offences

   14A.    Meaning of youth sexual offence conviction—pt 2  
   14B.    Meaning of victim—div 2.2  
   14C.    Application for youth sexual offence conviction to be spent  
   14D.    Chief police officer and DPP to be notified of application  
   14E.    Transfer of application to other courts  
   14F.    Order for spent youth sexual offence conviction  

           Division 2.3--Spent convictions—revival

   15.     Spent convictions generally not revived  

   PART 3--CONSEQUENCES OF A CONVICTION BECOMING SPENT

   16.     What are the consequences of a conviction becoming spent?  
   17.     Unlawful disclosure of a conviction becoming spent  
   18.     Improperly obtaining information about spent convictions  
   19.     Exclusions  

   PART 3A--EXTINGUISHING HISTORICAL HOMOSEXUAL OFFENCE CONVICTIONS

   19A.    Definitions—pt 3A  
   19B.    Application to have conviction extinguished  
   19C.    Request for additional information  
   19D.    Decision on application to have conviction extinguished  
   19E.    Eligibility  
   19F.    Director-general may obtain information  
   19G.    Restriction on right to re-apply  

   PART 3AA--EXTINGUISHING YOUTH OFFENCE CONVICTIONS

   19GA.   Meaning of youth offence conviction  
   19GB.   Youth offence convictions extinguished  

   PART 3B--CONSEQUENCES OF EXTINGUISHED CONVICTIONS

   19H.    Consequences of conviction becoming extinguished  
   19I.    Unlawful disclosure of extinguished conviction  
   19J.    Improperly obtaining information about extinguished convictions  

   PART 3C--NOTIFICATION AND REVIEW OF DECISIONS

   19K.    Meaning of reviewable decision––pt 3C  
   19L.    Reviewable decision notices  
   19M.    Applications for review  

   PART 4--MISCELLANEOUS

   20.     Act does not authorise contravention of other laws  
   21.     Act does not affect certain other lawful acts  
   22.     Act does not authorise destruction of records  
   22A.    Approved forms  
   23.     Regulation-making power  
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           DICTIONARY
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