South Australia
Spent Convictions Regulations 2011
under the Spent Convictions Act 2009

Contents
1	Short title
3	Interpretation
4	Declaration of corresponding laws (section 3 of Act)
4A	Definition of justice agency (section 3 of Act)
5	Definition of sex offence (section 3 of Act)
6	Prescribed exclusions (Schedule 1 clause 14 of Act)
Legislative history

1—Short title
These regulations may be cited as the Spent Convictions Regulations 2011.
3—Interpretation
In these regulations—
Act means the Spent Convictions Act 2009.
4—Declaration of corresponding laws (section 3 of Act)
For the purposes of the definition of corresponding law in section 3(1) of the Act, the following laws are declared to be corresponding laws:
Annulled Convictions Act 2003 of Tasmania
Crimes Act 1914 of the Commonwealth
Criminal Law (Rehabilitation of Offenders) Act 1986 of Queensland
Criminal Records Act 1991 of New South Wales
Criminal Records (Spent Convictions) Act of the Northern Territory
Spent Convictions Act 1988 of Western Australia
Spent Convictions Act 2000 of the Australian Capital Territory.
4A—Definition of justice agency (section 3 of Act)
In accordance with paragraph (p) of the definition of justice agency in section 3(1) of the Act, the Registrar of Firearms is brought within the ambit of that definition.
5—Definition of sex offence (section 3 of Act)
For the purposes of the definition of sex offence in section 3(1) of the Act, the following are prescribed as sex offences:
	(a)	an offence against—
	(i)	Part 3 Division 11 (rape and other sexual offences); or
	(ii)	Part 3 Division 11A (child pornography and related offences); or
	(iii)	Part 3 Division 12 (commercial sexual offences and related offences); or
	(iv)	Part 3 Division 13 (miscellaneous sexual offences),
of the Criminal Law Consolidation Act 1935;
	(b)	an offence against section 23(2) (gross indecency) of the Summary Offences Act 1953;
	(c)	an offence that is substantially similar to an offence referred to in paragraph (a) or (b), being an offence against a corresponding previous enactment;
	(d)	an offence constituted of aiding, abetting, counselling or procuring an offence referred to in a preceding paragraph.
6—Prescribed exclusions (Schedule 1 clause 14 of Act)
Sections 10, 11 and 12 of the Act do not apply in relation to a person employed, or seeking employment, as a protective security officer under the Protective Security Act 2007.

Legislative history
Notes
	•	Variations of this version that are uncommenced are not incorporated into the text.
	•	For further information relating to the Act and subordinate legislation made under the Act see the Index of South Australian Statutes or www.legislation.sa.gov.au.
Principal regulations and variations
New entries appear in bold.
Year	No	Reference	Commencement	
2011	14	Gazette 10.2.2011 p463 	13.2.2011: r 2	
2011	30	Gazette 29.4.2011 p1290	29.4.2011: r 2	
2013	32	Gazette 2.5.2013 p1395	5.5.2013: r 2	
Provisions varied
New entries appear in bold.
Entries that relate to provisions that have been deleted appear in italics.
Provision	How varied	Commencement	
r 2	omitted under Legislation Revision and Publication Act 2002	29.4.2011	
r 4A	inserted by 30/2011 r 4	29.4.2011