Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Criminal Procedure Act 2009 - SECT 77

Criminal record

77. Criminal record



(1) A criminal record must contain, in relation to each previous conviction-

   (a)  the date of the previous conviction; and

   (b)  the court in which the previous conviction took place; and

   (c)  the place of sitting of that court; and

   (d)  the offence committed; and

   (e)  the sentence imposed.

(2) If other offences were taken into account when a sentence was imposed in
respect of a previous conviction, a criminal record may contain a statement to
that effect and the offences taken into account, including the number of
offences.

(3) A criminal record is inadmissible as evidence against the person to whom
it relates in a proceeding for an offence unless the criminal record is signed
by-

   (a)  a member of the police force; or

   (b)  a Crown Prosecutor; or

   (c)  a member of staff of the Office of Public Prosecutions who is a legal
        practitioner; or

   (d)  in the case of a proceeding commenced by an informant-

   (i)  a person who is entitled to represent the informant and is a legal
        practitioner; or

   (ii) a public official.