Spent Convictions Act 2021

In this Act, conviction means—

a finding of guilt by a court for an offence—

whether or not a conviction is recorded by the court; and

whether the offence is an indictable offence or a summary offence; or

an infringement conviction for an offence.

For the purposes of subsection (1)(a), a finding of guilt includes a qualified finding of guilt under section 17(1)(c) or 38X(1)(c) of the Crimes (Mental Impairment and Unfitness to be Tried) Act 1997, or a finding under a provision of an interstate law or a foreign law that corresponds to either or both of those provisions.

For the purposes of subsection (1), an offence includes an offence against an interstate law or a foreign law that, if it had been committed in Victoria, would have constituted an offence against a law of Victoria.