Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00131:section:38cc
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00131
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 38CC
Character Range: 99283–100227

38CC  Convictions under former section 38CA
 (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).

Division 4—Conduct in Marine Park generally