(1) A conviction is spent on completion of the relevant crime-free period,
except as provided by this section.
(2) A finding that an offence has been
proved, or that a person is guilty of an offence, without proceeding to a
conviction is spent immediately after the finding is made, except as provided
by this section.
(3) An order of the Children's Court dismissing a charge and
administering a caution is spent immediately after the caution is
administered.
(4) A finding that an offence has been proved, or that a person
is guilty of an offence, and:
(a) the discharging of, or the making of an
order releasing, the offender conditionally on entering into a good behaviour
bond for a specified period, on participating in an intervention program or on
other conditions determined by the court, or
(b) the releasing of the
offender on probation on such conditions as the court may determine, for such
period of time as it thinks fit, or
is spent on satisfactory completion
of the period or satisfactory compliance with the program (including any
intervention plan arising out of the program) or conditions, as the case may
require.
(5) A conviction in respect of an offence of a kind which has
ceased, by operation of law, to be an offence is spent immediately the offence
ceased to be an offence, if the offence is prescribed by the regulations to be
an offence to which this subsection applies.