Hulls Calls for Public Discussion on Spent Convictions
Source: Victoria. Attorney General. Media Release
"Victorian Deputy Premier and Attorney-General Rob Hulls is calling for community input into a national proposal that would allow certain criminal convictions to be disregarded in some situations after a period of good behaviour. Mr Hulls said the Standing Committee of Attorneys-General was working on a uniform spent convictions scheme, which provides that certain convictions do not generally need to be disclosed after the offender completes a qualifying period of crime-free behaviour.“Spent conviction schemes aim to assist offenders to rehabilitate and reintegrate into the community by limiting the stigma of old criminal convictions for less serious offences,” Mr Hulls said."