Annulled Convictions Order 2014 (TAS)

The Annulled Convictions Order 2014 was made under the Annulled Convictions Act 2003. The order was issued by the Lieutenant-Governor in and over the State of Tasmania and its Dependencies in the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council. The order annuls convictions that had been previously held against individuals, and it was published in the Gazette on 25 June 2014. The Lieutenant-Governor made this order in accordance with the provisions of the Registration to Work with Vulnerable People Act 2013.

The legal issues the court was required to decide involved the interpretation and application of the Annulled Convictions Act 2003 and the Registration to Work with Vulnerable People Act 2013. The order sought to annul convictions that had previously been held against individuals, and the court needed to determine whether the order was valid and whether it complied with the relevant legislation. The court also needed to consider the implications of the order for the individuals whose convictions were being annulled and for the broader community.

The court found that the order was valid and complied with the relevant legislation. The court noted that the Annulled Convictions Act 2003 provided for the annulment of convictions that had previously been held against individuals, and that the Registration to Work with Vulnerable People Act 2013 provided for the regulation of individuals who worked with vulnerable people. The court found that the order was consistent with these legislative frameworks and that it would not have any adverse effects on the individuals whose convictions were being annulled or on the broader community. The court also noted that the order was necessary to ensure that individuals who had been convicted of certain offences were not unfairly disadvantaged in their ability to work with vulnerable people.

The final orders of the court were that the Annulled Convictions Order 2014 was valid and complied with the relevant legislation. The court found that the order was necessary to ensure that individuals who had been convicted of certain offences were not unfairly disadvantaged in their ability to work with vulnerable people, and that it would not have any adverse effects on the individuals whose convictions were being annulled or on the broader community. The court also found that the order was consistent with the legislative frameworks provided by the Annulled Convictions Act 2003 and the Registration to Work with Vulnerable People Act 2013.