Criminal Records (Clean Slate) Act 2004

Preliminary provisions

2: Commencement

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This Act starts on a date chosen by the Governor-General. You can find out when this happens through an Order in Council. The rules for publishing this order are explained in Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019.

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

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"A law that helps hide old convictions if you meet certain rules"

Part 1Preliminary provisions

2Commencement

This Act comes into force on a date to be appointed by the Governor-General by Order in Council.
An order under this section is secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements).

Notes

Section 2(1): Criminal Records (Clean Slate) Act 2004 brought into force, on 29 November 2004, by the Criminal Records (Clean Slate) Act Commencement Order 2004 (SR 2004/377).
Section 2(2): inserted, on 28 October 2021, by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).