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Criminal Records (Clean Slate) Act 2004

1: Title

You could also call this:

"The name of the law that helps hide old criminal records"

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This Act is called the Criminal Records (Clean Slate) Act 2004. You can find the name of the Act in its title. It tells you what the Act is about.

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1Title

  1. This Act is the Criminal Records (Clean Slate) Act 2004.