Western Australian Consolidated Acts

LEGAL PROFESSION ACT 2008 - SECT 10

10 .         References to conviction and quashing a conviction

        (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.

        (4)         A conviction includes a conviction before the commencement of this section.