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Young Offenders Act 1997
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#### 68 Interventions not to be disclosed as criminal history
68 Interventions not to be disclosed as criminal history
> > (1) If a person has been the subject of a warning, caution or conference under this Act—
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> > > (a) the person is not required to disclose to any other person for any purpose information concerning the warning, caution or conference, and
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> > > (b) a question concerning the person’s criminal history is taken not to refer to any such warning, caution or conference, and
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> > > (c) in the application to the person of a provision of an Act or statutory instrument, a reference in the provision to the person’s character or fitness is not to be interpreted as permitting or requiring account to be taken of any such warning, caution or conference.
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> > (2) In so far as a caution or conference is concerned, subsection (1) does not apply in relation to—
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> > > (a) an application by a person for appointment or employment as a judge, justice of the peace, police officer, prison officer, teacher or teachers aide, or
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> > > (b) an offence of arson or attempted arson if the person seeks to be appointed or employed in fire fighting or fire prevention, or
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> > > (c) proceedings before the Children’s Court (including a decision concerning sentencing), or
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> > > (d) an application by a person for a clearance, the risk assessment of a person, or an application for review of a decision, under the [Child Protection (Working with Children) Act 2012](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2012-051) or the [National Disability Insurance Scheme (Worker Checks) Act 2018](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2018-082).
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> **s 68:** Am 1998 No 149, Sch 2.12 \[3\] \[4\]; 1999 No 40, Sch 4 \[2\]; 2007 No 73, Sch 4 \[26\]; 2010 No 67, Sch 2.6; 2012 No 51, Sch 4.11; 2018 No 82, Sch 2.4; 2025 No 61, Sch 2.93.