Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) Despite any other Commonwealth law or any State law or Territory law, if a person was convicted for an offence under section 38CA of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975 :
(a) that occurred during the period 1 July 2004 to 14 December 2006; and
(b) that did not attract a monetary penalty exceeding $5,000;
that conviction is for all purposes to be treated as a spent conviction under Part VIIC of the Crimes Act 1914 .
(2) For the avoidance of doubt, a conviction referred to in subsection (1) is to be treated as a spent conviction whether or not the waiting period for the offence under Part VIIC of the Crimes Act 1914 has ended.
(3) Despite Division 3 of Part VIIC of the Crimes Act 1914 , the exclusions provided by Division 6 of Part VIIC of the Crimes Act 1914 do not apply in relation to a conviction referred to in subsection (1).