Expungement of Historical Offences Act 2017
19ECessation of expungement
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19E Cessation of expungement
[Section 19E Inserted by No. 21 of 2025, s. 9, Applied:27 Nov 2025]
(1) If the Secretary makes a determination under section 20(1) that a charge has or charges have ceased to be expunged, the Secretary may determine that the redress payment, or part of the redress payment, that has been paid under this Part in respect of that charge or those charges is to be repaid.
(2) If the Secretary makes a determination under subsection (1) that any amount of a redress payment is to be repaid, that amount is a debt due and payable to the Crown by the person who received that redress payment.