Spent Convictions Act 2000

Number: A2000-48
Status: In Force

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Notes

Uncommenced amendments by Statute Law Amendment Act 2025.

Effective	Files/Formats	Version	Published	Notes
1 July 2025	HTML PDF Word	R32	1 July 2025	Republication for amendments by A2023-45 and A2025-9

Administering Minister and Directorate

Attorney-General - Justice and Community Safety Directorate

Legislative instruments

Legislative instruments under the Act and its subordinate laws

Name	Status	Classifier	Type	Under	Effective	Year and No
Spent Convictions Regulations 2003(Repealed)	Repealed		Subordinate laws	s 23	20 June 2003 - 19 December 2003	SL2003-15

Approved forms

Legislative instruments under the Act and its subordinate laws

Form name/number	Status	Description	Category	Made for	Effective	Year and No	CategoryAll
Spent Convictions Act 2000—Form 1	None	Application to have a conviction extinguished – applicant is the convicted person		s 19B	24 December 2015	AF2015-149	ShowInAll
Spent Convictions Act 2000—Form 2	None	Application to have a conviction extinguished – applicant is not the convicted person		s 19B	24 December 2015	AF2015-150	ShowInAll

Point-in-time versions

Enter a date to find a version from 28 March 2001 onwards:

The following table lists 32 point in time versions. You can skip this and jump to the next tab.
Effective	Files/Formats	Version	Published	Notes
1 July 2025	HTML PDF Word	R32	1 July 2025	Republication for amendments by A2023-45 and A2025-9
11 July 2024 - 30 June 2025	HTML PDF Word	R31	11 July 2024	Republication for amendments by A2024-33
22 November 2023 - 10 July 2024	HTML PDF Word	R30	22 November 2023	Republication for amendments by A2023-45
13 September 2023 - 21 November 2023	HTML PDF Word	R29	13 September 2023	Republication for amendments by A2023-33
23 June 2021 - 12 September 2023	HTML PDF Word	R28	23 June 2021	Republication for amendments by A2021-12
27 February 2021 - 22 June 2021	HTML PDF Word	R27	27 February 2021	Republication for amendments by A2020-42
22 November 2018 - 26 February 2021	HTML PDF Word	R26	22 November 2018	Republication for amendments by A2018-42
9 August 2018 - 21 November 2018	HTML PDF Word	R25	9 August 2018	Republication for amendments by A2018-25
15 August 2017 - 8 August 2018	HTML PDF Word	R24	15 August 2017	Republication for amendments by A2017-21
9 March 2017 - 14 August 2017	HTML PDF Word	R23	9 March 2017	Republication for amendments by A2017-4
24 August 2016 - 8 March 2017	HTML PDF Word	R22	24 August 2016	Republication for amendments by A2016-49
2 March 2016 - 23 August 2016	HTML PDF Word	R21	2 March 2016	Republication for amendments by A2016-4
9 December 2015 - 1 March 2016	HTML PDF Word	R20	9 December 2015	Republication for amendments by A2015-50
7 November 2015 - 8 December 2015	HTML PDF Word	R19	7 November 2015	Republication for amendments by A2015-45
5 December 2014 - 6 November 2015	HTML PDF Word	R18	5 December 2014	Republication for amendments by A2014-58
8 November 2012 - 4 December 2014	HTML PDF Word	R17	8 November 2012	Republication for amendments by A2011-45
27 September 2012 - 7 November 2012	HTML PDF Word	R16	27 September 2012	Republication for amendments by A2011-37
1 March 2012 - 26 September 2012	HTML PDF Word	R15	1 March 2012	Republication for amendments by A2011-48
12 December 2011 - 29 February 2012	HTML PDF Word	R14	12 December 2011	Republication for amendments by A2011-52
4 October 2011 - 11 December 2011	HTML PDF Word	R13	4 October 2011	Republication for amendments by A2011-34
13 May 2011 - 3 October 2011	HTML PDF Word	R12	13 May 2011	Republication for amendments by A2011-15
1 December 2010 - 12 May 2011	HTML PDF Word	R11	1 December 2010	Republication for amendments by A2010-47
15 January 2009 - 30 November 2010	HTML PDF Word	R10	15 January 2009	Republication for amendments by A2008-25
26 August 2008 - 14 January 2009	HTML PDF Word	R9	26 August 2008	Republication for amendments by A2008-28
2 June 2006 - 25 August 2008	HTML PDF Word	R8	2 June 2006	Republication for amendments by A2006-23
1 May 2006 - 1 June 2006	HTML PDF Word	R7	1 May 2006	Republication for amendments by A2006-2
23 November 2005 - 30 April 2006	HTML PDF Word	R6	23 November 2005	Republication for amendments by A2005-53
17 June 2004 - 22 November 2005	HTML PDF Word	R5	17 June 2004	Republication for amendments by A2003-58
19 December 2003 - 16 June 2004	HTML PDF Word	R4	19 December 2003	Republication for amendments by A2003-56
16 December 2002 - 18 December 2003	HTML PDF Word	R3	16 December 2002	Republication for amendments by A2002-35
12 September 2001 - 15 December 2002	HTML PDF Word	R2	12 September 2001	Republication for amendments by A2001-44 and A2001-49
1 July 2001 - 6 September 2001	PDF PDF	R1 (RI)	23 January 2023	Republication for new Act Reissued electronic republication of printed version Unauthorised version not available
28 March 2001	HTML PDF Word	As notified	28 September 2000

Bill and Explanatory statement

The bill and explanatory statement for this Act are accessed from Spent Convictions Bill 2000.

Notification statement

The Spent Convictions Act 2000 was notified in the Gazette on 28 September 2000 (Gaz 2000 No 39).

(Parliamentary Counsel)

Act as notified

Date notified	Effective	Files/Formats	Notes
28 September 2000	28 March 2001	HTML PDF Word

Commencement

Provision	Commencement date	Commencement method
s 1, s 2	28 September 2000	IA, s 10B
remainder	28 March 2001	s 2 and IA, s 10E

Amendments

For section-by-section amendment annotations, see the amendment history in the endnotes in the current version of this law.

Year and number	Amending law	Amending provision	Commencement date
A2020-42	Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2020	pt 28	27 February 2021
A2021-12	Statute Law Amendment Act 2021	sch 3 pt 3.55	23 June 2021
A2018-42	Statute Law Amendment Act 2018	sch 3 pt 3.33	22 November 2018
A2018-25	Prostitution Amendment Act 2018	sch 1 pt 1.4	9 August 2018
A2017-21	Road Transport Reform (Light Rail) Legislation Amendment Act 2017	sch 1 pt 1.15	15 August 2017
A2017-4	Statute Law Amendment Act 2017	sch 3 pt 3.32	9 March 2017
A2016-49	Discrimination Amendment Act 2016	sch 1 pt 1.6	24 August 2016
A2016-4	Crimes (Sentencing and Restorative Justice) Amendment Act 2016	sch 1 pt 1.10	2 March 2016
A2015-50	Statute Law Amendment Act 2015 (No 2)	sch 3 pt 3.32	9 December 2015
A2015-45	Spent Convictions (Historical Homosexual Convictions Extinguishment) Amendment Act 2015	ss 4-14	7 November 2015
A2014-58	Crimes (Sentencing) Amendment Act 2014	sch 1 pt 1.4	5 December 2014
A2011-52	Statute Law Amendment Act 2011 (No 3)	sch 3 pt 3.50	12 December 2011
A2011-48	Evidence (Consequential Amendments) Act 2011	sch 1 pt 1.35	1 March 2012
A2011-45	Working with Vulnerable People (Consequential Amendments) Act 2011	sch 1 pt 1.4	8 November 2012
A2011-37	Security Industry Amendment Act 2011	pt 4	27 September 2012
A2011-34	ACT Teacher Quality Institute Amendment Act 2011	s 21	4 October 2011
A2011-15	Road Transport (Alcohol and Drugs) Legislation Amendment Act 2011	pt 7	13 May 2011
A2010-47	Road Transport (Alcohol and Drugs) Legislation Amendment Act 2010	pt 1.3	1 December 2010
A2008-28	Statute Law Amendment Act 2008	sch 3 pt 3.53	26 August 2008
A2008-25	Firearms Amendment Act 2008	sch 2 pt 2.5	15 January 2009
A2006-23	Sentencing Legislation Amendment Act 2006	sch 1 pt 1.33	2 June 2006
A2006-2	Casino Control Act 2006	sch 1 pt 1.5	1 May 2006
A2005-53	Criminal Code (Administration of Justice Offences) Amendment Act 2005	sch 2 pt 2.5	23 November 2005
A2003-58	Australian Crime Commission (ACT) Act 2003	sch 1 pt 1.3	17 June 2004
A2003-56	Statute Law Amendment Act 2003 (No 2)	sch 3 pt 3.25	19 December 2003
A2002-35	Prostitution Amendment Act 2002	s 26, s 27	16 December 2002
A2001-49	Race and Sports Bookmaking Act 2001	sch 2 pt 4	7 September 2001
A2001-44	Legislation (Consequential Amendments) Act 2001	pt 366	12 September 2001
A2023-33	Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 2023	sch 2 pt 2.7	13 September 2023
A2023-45	Justice (Age of Criminal Responsibility) Legislation Amendment Act 2023	ss 122-124, s 126, s 128, ss 130-132	22 November 2023
A2023-45	Justice (Age of Criminal Responsibility) Legislation Amendment Act 2023	s 125, s 127, s 129	1 July 2025
A2024-33	Education and Care Services National Law (ACT) Amendment Act 2024	sch 1 pt 1.7	11 July 2024
A2025-9	Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 2025	pt 3	1 July 2025
A2025-29	Statute Law Amendment Act 2025	sch 3 pt 3.88, sch 4 pt 4.167	commences 26 November 2025