Spent Convictions Amendment Regulations 2023 (WA)

Western Australia

Spent Convictions Act 1988

Spent Convictions Amendment Regulations 2023

Western Australia

Spent Convictions Amendment Regulations 2023 Contents Spent Convictions Act 1988

Spent Convictions Act 1988

Spent Convictions Amendment Regulations 2023

Made by the Governor in Executive Council.

1.Citation

These regulations are the Spent Convictions Amendment Regulations 2023.

2.Commencement

These regulations come into operation as follows —

• (a)

  regulations 1 and 2 — on the day on which these regulations are published on the WA legislation website;

• (b)

  the rest of the regulations — on the day after that day.

3.Regulations amended

These regulations amend the Spent Convictions Regulations 1992.

4.Regulation 3 amended

In regulation 3 delete “$500” and insert:

$1 500

5.Regulation 7 inserted

After regulation 6 insert:

7. Transitional provision for Spent Convictions Amendment Regulations 2023

• (1)

  In this regulation —

amendment day means the day on which the Spent Convictions Amendment Regulations 2023 regulation 5 comes into operation;

conviction includes a conviction for an offence against Commonwealth law or the law of another State or of a Territory.

• (2)

  In relation to a conviction incurred before amendment day, regulation 3 continues to apply as if it had not been amended by the Spent Convictions Amendment Regulations 2023 regulation 4.

   

6.Schedule 1 amended

In Schedule 1 item 2 delete “$500” and insert:

$1 500

K. COLLERAN, Clerk of the Executive Council