Application of Act
6 Application of Act
This Act applies to convictions for offences against the laws of this State and convictions for offences against any other law.
In the case of convictions for offences against the laws of a recognised jurisdiction, the mutual recognition principle applies.
In the case of convictions for offences against the laws of any other jurisdiction (including the laws of an overseas jurisdiction), this Act applies with the changes necessary to enable its provisions to apply to those convictions in a way that corresponds as closely as possible to the way in which it applies to convictions for offences against the laws of this jurisdiction.
However, if an offence against the laws of another jurisdiction (including the laws of an overseas jurisdiction), other than a recognised jurisdiction, has no correspondence to an offence against a law of this jurisdiction, then the conviction of the person for the offence is immediately spent for the purposes of this Act.
This Act applies to convictions for offences whether such convictions occurred before or after the commencement of this Act.
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