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 ENDNOTES