HEAVY VEHICLE NATIONAL LAW (ACT)
9Meaning of convicts and convicted of an offence
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9 Meaning of convicts and convicted of an offence (1) For the purposes of this Law, a court convicts a person of an offence if the court finds the person guilty, or accepts the person’s plea of guilty, for the offence whether or not a conviction is recorded. (2) For the purposes of this Law, a person is convicted of an offence if a court convicts the person of the offence. 10 Interpretation generally Schedule 1 applies in relation to this Law. 11 References to laws includes references to instruments made under laws (1) In this Law, a reference (either generally or specifically) to a law or a provision of a law (including this Law) includes a reference to— (a) each instrument (including a regulation) made or in force under the law or provision; and (b) each instrument made or in force under any such instrument.
law means a law of the Commonwealth or a State or Territory.