You can have a clean slate if you meet certain criteria. This means you are treated as if you have no criminal record. You can say you have no criminal record when asked. If you meet the criteria, you have rights. You are deemed to have no criminal record when people ask about it. Government departments and law enforcement agencies must conceal your record. You must meet the eligibility criteria set out in the legislation. There are exceptions, which are explained in section 19. These exceptions affect how the clean slate scheme works for you. When you have a clean slate, it limits the effect of your past convictions. This applies in most circumstances, but not all. You should check the exceptions to see how they affect you.
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"The name of the law that helps hide old criminal records"
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