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Sex Offenders Registration Act 2004
72Effect of spent convictions
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72 Effect of spent convictions
(1) The fact that an offence in respect of which a registrable offender has been found guilty becomes spent does not affect—
(a) the status of the offence as a registrable offence for the purposes of this Act in respect of the registrable offender; or
(b) any reporting obligations of the registrable offender.
(2) For the purposes of this section, an offence becomes spent if, under a law in any jurisdiction, the registrable offender is permitted to not disclose the fact that he or she was convicted or found guilty of the offence.