Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

SPENT CONVICTIONS (HISTORICAL HOMOSEXUAL CONVICTIONS EXTINGUISHMENT) AMENDMENT ACT 2015 (NO. 45 OF 2015) - SECT 6

insert

5A     Offences against Act—application of Criminal Code etc

Other legislation applies in relation to offences against this Act.

Note 1     Criminal Code

The Criminal Code

, ch 2 applies to the following offences against this Act (see Code, pt 2.1):

              •     s 19I (Unlawful disclosure of extinguished conviction)

              •     s 19J (Improperly obtaining information about extinguished convictions).

The chapter sets out the general principles of criminal responsibility (including burdens of proof and general defences), and defines terms used for offences to which the Code applies (eg "conduct", "intention", recklessness and strict liability ).

Note 2     Penalty units

The Legislation Act

, s 133 deals with the meaning of offence penalties that are expressed in penalty units.