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Child Protection (Offenders Registration) Act 2000
21CEffect of spent convictions
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#### 21C Effect of spent convictions
21C Effect of spent convictions
> > (1) The fact that an offence in respect of which a registrable person has been found guilty becomes spent does not affect—
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> > > (a) the status of the offence as a registrable offence for the purposes of this Act in respect of the person, or
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> > > (b) any reporting obligations of the person.
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> > (2) For the purposes of this section, an offence becomes spent if, under a law in any jurisdiction, the registrable person is permitted not to disclose the fact that the person was convicted or found guilty of the offence.
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> **ss 21B–21C:** Ins 2004 No 85, Sch 1 \[43\].