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LEGAL PROFESSION ACT 2007 - SECT 11

11. References to convictions for offences

      (1) A reference in this Act to a conviction includes a finding of guilt, or the acceptance of a guilty plea, whether or not a conviction is recorded.

      (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 where –

(a) a finding of guilt in relation to the offence; or

(b) the acceptance of a guilty plea in relation to the offence –

remains unaffected.

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