Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) A
lesser conviction incurred by a person becomes spent when, on application
being made in the prescribed form by that person to the Commissioner of
Police, the Commissioner issues to the applicant a certificate that the
conviction is spent.
(2) An application
under subsection (1) may not be made by a person in respect of a
conviction until the prescribed period for that conviction has expired.
(3) The Commissioner
of Police does not have a discretion to issue or not issue a certificate under
subsection (1) but must issue a certificate if the application conforms
with this Act.
(4) When the
Commissioner of Police issues a certificate under subsection (1) he shall
also give to the person notice in the form referred to in section 33(2).