SEX OFFENDERS REGISTRATION ACT 2004 - SECT 4 Meaning of finding of guilt

SEX OFFENDERS REGISTRATION ACT 2004 - SECT 4

    (1)     For the purposes of this Act, a reference to a finding of guilt in relation to an offence (however expressed) committed by a person is a reference to any of the following—

        (a)     a court making a formal finding of guilt in relation to the offence;

        (b)     a court accepting a plea of guilty from the person in relation to the offence;

        (c)     a court accepting an admission made under and for the purposes of section 100 of the Sentencing Act 1991 , or under equivalent provisions of the laws of a foreign jurisdiction;

S. 4(1)(d) amended by No. 55/2014 s. 152(2).

        (d)     a finding in relation to the offence under section 17(1)(b) or (c) or section 38X(1)(b) or (c) of the Crimes (Mental Impairment and Unfitness to be Tried) Act 1997 or under section 17(1)(c) or 38X(1)(c) of that Act in relation to an offence available as an alternative or a finding under that Act of not guilty because of mental impairment, or a finding under equivalent provisions of the laws of a foreign jurisdiction.

    (2)     A reference to a finding of guilt in this Act does not include a finding of guilt that is subsequently quashed or set aside by a court.

S. 4A inserted by No. 82/2014 s. 4.