8—Meaning of quashing a conviction
For the purposes of this Act, a person’s conviction of an offence is
taken to be "quashed" if—
(a) if
the person is taken to have been convicted of the offence because of
section 5(1)(a)—the conviction is quashed or set aside; or
(b) if
the person is taken to have been convicted of the offence because of
section 5(1)(b)—the finding of guilt is quashed or set aside; or
(c) if
the person is taken to have been convicted of the offence because of
section 5(1)(c)—either of the following events occur:
(i)
the person’s conviction of the other offence
referred to in that paragraph is quashed or set aside;
(ii)
the decision of the court to take the offence into
account in passing sentence for that other offence is quashed or set aside; or
(d) if
the person is taken to have been convicted of the offence because of
section 5(1)(d)—after the person is brought before a court in
respect of the offence, the person is discharged in respect of the offence or
a conviction of the person for the offence is quashed or set aside; or
(e) if
the person is taken to have been convicted of the offence because of
section 5(1)(e) or 5(1)(f)—the finding that the objective elements
of the serious offence have been established is set aside or reversed.