Criminal Law (Historical Homosexual Convictions Expungement) Act 2017
sec.5Act does not affect lawful acts or entitle person to compensation
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sec.5 Act does not affect lawful acts or entitle person to compensation
No provision of this Act affects anything lawfully done before a conviction or charge is expunged. A person who has a conviction or charge expunged under this Act is not entitled to compensation of any kind because the conviction or charge becomes an expunged conviction or expunged charge. (sec.5-ssec.1) No provision of this Act affects anything lawfully done before a conviction or charge is expunged. (sec.5-ssec.2) A person who has a conviction or charge expunged under this Act is not entitled to compensation of any kind because the conviction or charge becomes an expunged conviction or expunged charge.