Criminal Law (Historical Homosexual Convictions Expungement) Act 2017
sec.10Meaning of public morality offence
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sec.10 Meaning of public morality offence
A public morality offence is— an offence against either of the following provisions as in force before 19 January 1991— an offence against the repealed Vagrants, Gaming and Other Offences Act 1931 , section 5 (1) (b) or 7 (e) ; an offence against the Criminal Code , section 227 (1) ; or an offence of attempting to commit an offence mentioned in paragraph (a) (ii) ; or an offence of conspiring to commit an offence mentioned in paragraph (a) ; or an offence of counselling or procuring a person to commit an offence mentioned in paragraph (a) .
- (a) an offence against either of the following provisions as in force before 19 January 1991— (i) an offence against the repealed Vagrants, Gaming and Other Offences Act 1931 , section 5 (1) (b) or 7 (e) ; (ii) an offence against the Criminal Code , section 227 (1) ; or
- (i) an offence against the repealed Vagrants, Gaming and Other Offences Act 1931 , section 5 (1) (b) or 7 (e) ;
- (ii) an offence against the Criminal Code , section 227 (1) ; or
- (b) an offence of attempting to commit an offence mentioned in paragraph (a) (ii) ; or
- (c) an offence of conspiring to commit an offence mentioned in paragraph (a) ; or
- (d) an offence of counselling or procuring a person to commit an offence mentioned in paragraph (a) .
- (i) an offence against the repealed Vagrants, Gaming and Other Offences Act 1931 , section 5 (1) (b) or 7 (e) ;
- (ii) an offence against the Criminal Code , section 227 (1) ; or