Spent Convictions (Act Amendment) Regulations 2014 (WA)

6 March 2015 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 815

JUSTICE

JU301*

Spent Convictions Act 1988

Spent Convictions (Act Amendment)

Regulations 2014

Made by the Governor in Executive Council under sections 16 and 33 of the Act.

1.            Citation

These regulations are the Spent Convictions (Act Amendment)
Regulations 2014.

2.            Commencement

These regulations come into operation as follows —

(a)	regulations 1 and 2— on the day on which these regulations are published in the Gazette;
(b)	the rest of the regulations — on the day after that day.

3. Spent Convictions Act 1988 amended

These regulations amend the Spent Convictions Act 1988.

all spent convictions.

4.            Schedule 3 amended

(1)	In Schedule 3 clause 1(4)(d) delete "person." and insert:
person.
(2)	After Schedule 3 clause 1(11) insert:
(12) The persons specified in the Table are excepted from the

provisions of section 22 and Part 3 Division 4 in respect of

S 1(i GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 6 March 2015

Table

Item Person excepted

I.              A person who applies for admission to the legal profession under the Legal Profession Act 2008.

2.	A person who applies to the Board for a declaration under the Legal Profession Act 2008 section 23.
3.	A person who is an Australian lawyer within the meaning of the Legal Profession Act 2008.
4.	A person who applies for registration as a locally registered foreign lawyer under the Legal Profession Act 2008.
5.	A person who is an Australian-registered foreign lawyer under the Legal Profession Act 2008.

(13) The exception in subclause (12) extends to —

(a)	the Legal Practice Board established under the Legal Profession Act 2008 section 534; and
(b)

the Legal Profession Complaints Committee Act 2008 section 555.

N. HAGLEY, Clerk of the Executive Council.