Expungement of Historical Offences Act 2017
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22 No entitlement to compensation
[Section 22 Amended by No. 21 of 2025, s. 10, Applied:27 Nov 2025] Other than as entitled under this Act, if a charge or a conviction for an offence is expunged under section 12(6) , a person is not entitled to compensation of any kind, on account of that charge or conviction becoming expunged, in respect of the fact that–
(a) the person was charged with, or prosecuted for, the offence; or
(b) the person was convicted of, or sentenced for, the offence; or
(c) the person served a sentence for the offence; or
(d) the person was required to pay a fine or other money (including costs or any amount by way of restitution or compensation) on account of being convicted of, or sentenced for, the offence; or
(e) the person has an expunged charge or expunged conviction; or
(f) the person incurred any loss, or suffered any consequence, as a result of an event referred to in paragraph (a) , (b) , (c) , (d) or (e) , whether or not that person was the person whose charge or conviction was expunged.