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Sentencing Act 1997
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### 9 Conviction or non-conviction
> In exercising its discretion whether or not to record a conviction, a court must have regard to all the circumstances of the case including –
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> > > (a) the nature and circumstances of the offence; and
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> > > (b) the offender's antecedents and character; and
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> > > (c) the impact that a conviction would have on the offender's economic or social wellbeing or employment prospects.