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SPENT CONVICTIONS ACT 1988 - NOTES

Notes

1 This is a compilation of the Spent Convictions Act 1988 and includes the amendments made by the other written laws referred to in the following table 1a, 8, 9. The table also contains information about any reprint.

Compilation table

Short title

Number and year

Assent

Commencement

Spent Convictions Act 1988

55 of 1988

8 Dec 1988

s. 1 and 2: 8 Dec 1988;
Act other than s. 1 and 2: 1 Jul 1992 (see s. 2 and Gazette 26 Jun 1992 p. 2644)

Spent Convictions Amendment Act 1989

24 of 1989

8 Dec 1989

8 Dec 1989 (see s. 2)

Spent Convictions Regulations 1992 published in Gazette 26 Jun 1992 p. 2715-22

1 Jul 1992 (see r. 2 and Gazette 26 Jun 1992 p. 2644)

Reprint of the Spent Convictions Act 1988 as at 4 Nov 1992 (includes amendments listed above)

Adoption Act 1994 s. 145

9 of 1994

15 Apr 1994

1 Jan 1995 (see s. 2 and Gazette 25 Nov 1994 p. 5905)

Spent Convictions (Amendment of Act, Schedule 3) Regulations 1994 published in Gazette 12 Jul 1994 p. 3365-6

12 Jul 1994

Young Offenders Act 1994 s. 236

104 of 1994

11 Jan 1995

13 Mar 1995 (see s. 2 and Gazette 10 Mar 1995 p. 895)

Sentencing (Consequential Provisions) Act 1995 Pt. 74

78 of 1995

16 Jan 1996

4 Nov 1996 (see s. 2(1) and Gazette 25 Oct 1996 p. 5632)

Security and Related Activities (Control) Act 1996 s. 96

27 of 1996

22 Jul 1996

1 Apr 1997 (see s. 2 and Gazette 27 Mar 1997 p. 1693)

Reprint of the Spent Convictions Act 1988 as at 19 Nov 1996 (includes amendments listed above except those in the Security and Related Activities (Control) Act 1996)

Spent Convictions (Act Amendment) Regulations 1998 published in Gazette 27 Feb 1998 p. 1035

27 Feb 1998

Statutes (Repeals and Minor Amendments) Act (No. 2) 1998 s. 65

10 of 1998

30 Apr 1998

30 Apr 1998 (see s. 2(1))

Spent Convictions (Act Amendment) Regulations (No. 2) 1998 published in Gazette 5 May 1998 p. 2331

5 May 1998

Spent Convictions (Act Amendment) Regulations (No. 3) 1998 published in Gazette 9 Oct 1998 p. 5593-4

9 Oct 1998

School Education Act 1999 s. 247

36 of 1999

2 Nov 1999

1 Jan 2001 (see s. 2 and Gazette 29 Dec 2000 p. 7904)

Prisons Amendment Act 1999 s. 20

43 of 1999

8 Dec 1999

18 Dec 1999 (see s. 2(2) and Gazette 17 Dec 1999 p. 6175)

Court Security and Custodial Services (Consequential Provisions) Act 1999 Pt. 11

47 of 1999

8 Dec 1999

18 Dec 1999 (see s. 2 and Gazette 17 Dec 1999 p. 6175-6)

Spent Convictions (Act Amendment) Regulations 2000 published in Gazette 2 Jun 2000 p. 2667

2 Jun 2000

Spent Convictions (Act Amendment) Regulations (No. 2) 2000 published in Gazette 28 Jul 2000 p. 4013

28 Jul 2000

Reprint of the Spent Convictions Act 1988 as at 1 Sep 2000 (includes amendments listed above except those in the School Education Act 1999) (correction in Gazette 6 Oct 2000 p. 5591)

Spent Convictions (Act Amendment) Regulations (No. 2) 2001 published in Gazette 17 Aug 2001 p. 4346

17 Aug 2001

Spent Convictions (Act Amendment) Regulations (No. 3) 2001 published in Gazette 1 Feb 2002 p. 517

1 Feb 2002

Corruption and Crime Commission Act 2003 s. 62

48 of 2003 (as amended by No. 78 of 2003 s. 35(13))

3 Jul 2003

1 Jan 2004 (see s. 2 and Gazette 30 Dec 2003 p. 5723)

Sentencing Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2003 s. 29(3)

50 of 2003

9 Jul 2003

31 Aug 2003 (see s. 2 and Gazette 29 Aug 2003 p. 3833)

Corruption and Crime Commission Amendment and Repeal Act 2003 s. 74(2)

78 of 2003

22 Dec 2003

7 Jul 2004 (see s. 2 and Gazette 6 Jul 2004 p. 2697)

Spent Convictions (Act Amendment) Regulations 2003 published in Gazette 30 Dec 2003 p. 5726-7

30 Dec 2003

Courts Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2004 s. 141

59 of 2004

23 Nov 2004

1 May 2005 (see s. 2 and Gazette 31 Dec 2004 p. 7128)

Spent Convictions (Act Amendment) Regulations 2004 published in Gazette 26 Nov 2004 p. 5312-13

26 Nov 2004

Criminal Procedure and Appeals (Consequential and Other Provisions) Act 2004 s. 80

84 of 2004

16 Dec 2004

2 May 2005 (see s. 2 and Gazette 31 Dec 2004 p. 7129 (correction in Gazette 7 Jan 2005 p. 53))

Spent Convictions (Act Amendment) Regulations 2005 published in Gazette 31 May 2005 p. 2413-20

31 May 2005

Reprint 4: The Spent Convictions Act 1988 as at 8 Jul 2005 (includes amendments listed above)

Spent Convictions (Act Amendment) Regulations (No. 2) 2005 published in Gazette 4 Nov 2005 p. 5319-20

4 Nov 2005

Parole and Sentencing Legislation Amendment Act 2006 s. 96

41 of 2006

22 Sep 2006

28 Jan 2007 (see s. 2 and Gazette 29 Dec 2006 p. 5867)

Spent Convictions (Act Amendment) Regulations 2006 published in Gazette 24 Oct 2006 p. 4491-2

24 Oct 2006

Prisons and Sentencing Legislation Amendment Act 2006 Pt. 11

65 of 2006

8 Dec 2006

4 Apr 2007 (see s. 2 and Gazette 3 Apr 2007 p. 1491)

Reprint 5: The Spent Convictions Act 1988 as at 1 Jun 2007 (includes amendments listed above)

Police Amendment Act 2008 s. 19

8 of 2008

31 Mar 2008

1 Apr 2008 (see s. 2(1))

Security and Related Activities (Control) Amendment Act 2008 s. 82

4 of 2008

2 Apr 2008

13 Dec 2009 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 4 Dec 2009 p. 4919)

Spent Convictions (Act Amendment) Regulations 2009 published in Gazette 18 Aug 2009 p. 3238-9

r. 1 and 2: 18 Aug 2009 (see r. 2(a));
Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 19 Aug 2009 (see r. 2(b))

Police Amendment Act 2009 s. 23

42 of 2009

3 Dec 2009

13 Mar 2010 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 12 Mar 2010 p. 941)

Spent Convictions (Act Amendment) Regulations (No. 2) 2009 published in Gazette 29 Jan 2010 p. 197-9

r. 1 and 2: 29 Jan 2010 (see r. 2(a));
Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 30 Jan 2010 (see r. 2(b))

Working with Children (Criminal Record Checking) Amendment Act 2010 Pt. 3

7 of 2010

27 May 2010

6 Oct 2010 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 5 Oct 2010 p. 5113)

Standardisation of Formatting Act 2010 s. 4

19 of 2010

28 Jun 2010

11 Sep 2010 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 10 Sep 2010 p. 4341)

Cannabis Law Reform Act 2010 Pt. 4

45 of 2010

28 Oct 2010

1 Aug 2011 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 29 Jul 2011 p. 3127)

Reprint 6: The Spent Convictions Act 1988 as at 5 Aug 2011 (includes amendments listed above)

1a On the date as at which this compilation was prepared, provisions referred to in the following table had not come into operation and were therefore not included in this compilation. For the text of the provisions see the endnotes referred to in the table.

Provisions that have not come into operation

Short title

Number and year

Assent

Commencement

Misuse of Drugs Amendment Act 2011 Pt. 4 10

56 of 2011

21 Nov 2011

To be proclaimed (see s. 2(b))

2 The Criminal Code s. 19, 661, 662 and 669 were repealed by the Sentencing (Consequential Provisions) Act 1995 s. 26.

3 The Offenders Community Corrections Act 1963 was repealed by the Sentencing (Consequential Provisions) Act 1995 s. 77.

4 The Child Welfare Act 1947 was repealed by the Children and Community Services Act 2004 s. 250(1)(a).

5 Repealed by the Sentencing Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2003.

6 Under the Alteration of Statutory Designations Order 2007 a reference in any law to the Department for Community Development is, unless the contrary is intended, to be read and construed as a reference to the Department for Child Protection.

7 Repealed by the Children and Community Services Act 2004.

8 The Children and Community Services Act 2004 Sch. 2 cl. 25 had not come into operation when it was deleted by the Statutes (Repeals and Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2009 s. 32(4).

9 The Machinery of Government (Miscellaneous Amendment) Act 2006 Pt. 3 Div. 5 was repealed by the Statutes (Repeals and Minor Amendments) Act 2011 s. 23(4) before it purported to come into operation.

10 On the date as at which this compilation was prepared, the Misuse of Drugs Amendment Act 2011 Pt. 4 had not come into operation. It reads as follows:


Part 4 — Spent Convictions Act 1988 amended

12. Act amended

This Part amends the Spent Convictions Act 1988.

13. Section 11 amended

Delete section 11(6)(a)(i) and insert:


(i) section 5(1)(d)(i) or 7B(6); or




Defined Terms

[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.]

Defined Term Provision(s)
aggrieved person 17(2)
any previous conviction 11(4)
child 28(1A)
commission agent 17(1)
Commissioner of Police 3(1)
committee of management 17(1)
Commonwealth law 3(1)
contract worker 17(1)
conviction 3(1)
discriminator 17(2)
employment 17(1)
employment agency 17(1)
latest conviction 11(4) and (5)
lesser conviction 10(1)
life imprisonment 3(1)
minor punishment 3(1)
official criminal record 28(1A)
principal 17(1)
serious conviction 9
spent conviction 3(1)



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