Criminal Law (Historical Homosexual Convictions Expungement) Act 2017
sec.23Subsequent expungement application
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sec.23 Subsequent expungement application
This section applies if the chief executive decides to refuse to expunge a conviction or charge the subject of an expungement application (an original application ). A person may make a later expungement application in relation to the conviction or charge only if the chief executive is satisfied evidence relevant to the original application that was not available, or could not with reasonable diligence have been available, to the applicant before the chief executive decided to refuse to expunge the conviction or charge has become available. (sec.23-ssec.1) This section applies if the chief executive decides to refuse to expunge a conviction or charge the subject of an expungement application (an original application ). (sec.23-ssec.2) A person may make a later expungement application in relation to the conviction or charge only if the chief executive is satisfied evidence relevant to the original application that was not available, or could not with reasonable diligence have been available, to the applicant before the chief executive decided to refuse to expunge the conviction or charge has become available.