Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

SPENT CONVICTIONS ACT 2000 - SECT 13

    (1)     In this section:

"relevant period", in relation to the conviction of a person for an offence, means—

        (a)     if the person was not dealt with as an adult in relation to the conviction—5 consecutive years; or

        (b)     in any other case—10 consecutive years.

    (2)     The crime-free period for a person for an offence is the relevant period during which the person has not been—

        (a)     subject to a control order; or

        (b)     convicted of an offence punishable by imprisonment; or

        (c)     in prison because of a conviction for an offence; or

        (d)     unlawfully at large in relation to an offence.

Note      Under s 14, convictions for traffic offences are considered separately from non-traffic offences in defining the crime-free period .