New South Wales Consolidated Acts

CRIMINAL RECORDS ACT 1991 - SECT 19B

19B Application to have eligible homosexual offence convictions extinguished

(1) A person who has been convicted of an eligible homosexual offence may apply, in accordance with the regulations, to the Secretary for the conviction to become extinguished.

(2) An application under this section must state--

(a) the name, address and date of birth of the applicant, and

(b) the name and address of the applicant at the time of the conviction, and

(c) so far as is known to the applicant, the time when and the place where the conviction was made, and

(d) any other information that the Secretary requires.

Note : It is an offence under Part 5A of the Crimes Act 1900 to knowingly provide false or misleading information or to knowingly produce documents that are false or misleading in an application to a public authority.

(3) If the convicted person has died, an application under this section may be made on behalf of the person by--

(a) the convicted person's legal personal representative, or

(b) a spouse, de facto partner, parent or child of the convicted person or a person who was in a close personal relationship with the convicted person immediately before the convicted person's death.