Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) For the
purposes of this Act, a reference to a finding of guilt (however expressed) in
relation to an offence 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 convicting the person of the offence, if there has been no formal
finding of guilt before conviction;
(c) a
court accepting a plea of guilty from the person in relation to the offence;
(d) a
finding under The Criminal Code section 27 that the person is not guilty
of the offence on account of unsoundness of mind 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.