10Effect of annulment of conviction or sentence

10 Effect of annulment of conviction or sentence

10 Effect of annulment of conviction or sentence

(1) On being annulled, a conviction or sentence ceases to have effect and any enforcement action previously taken is to be reversed.

(2) The annulment of a conviction for an offence that has been heard together with another offence for which a conviction has been made does not prejudice the conviction for the other offence.

(3) If a fine is annulled, any amount paid towards the fine is repayable to the person by whom it was paid.

(4) The Consolidated Fund is appropriated to the extent necessary to give effect to subsection (3).