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Western Australia has no automatic spent-conviction path. See how the District Court and Police Commissioner tiers work, waiting periods, and the juvenile exception.
Victoria spends most convictions automatically after 10 years (adults) or 5 years (young offenders). See the serious-conviction court pathway, the offence, and the exclusions.
Tasmania calls it annulment, not spending. See the automatic 10 or 5-year period, what can never be annulled, and the court's power to revive an annulled conviction.
South Australia spends most convictions automatically after 10 or 5 years. See how sex offences, disclosure penalties, and exclusions actually work under the 2009 Act.
Queensland's Criminal Law (Rehabilitation of Offenders) Act 1986 sets a 10 year adult and 5 year rehabilitation period, capped by a 30 month sentence ceiling.
NT convictions become spent automatically after 5 or 10 years, but a sentence over 6 months, or a sexual offence, can never be spent. How the NT's rules work.
New South Wales spends most convictions automatically after 10 years (adults) or 3 years (children). See the exclusions, the disclosure offence, and where it still counts.
ACT convictions become spent automatically after 5 or 10 years, but a sentence over 6 months can never be spent, stricter than the Commonwealth's 30-month rule.
WA window tint rules under regulation 260: 70% windscreen, 35% front, 20% rear, 0% for qualifying goods vehicles, plus enforcement and the medical exemption process.
Victoria's window tint limits under Road Safety (Vehicles) Regulations 2021 cl.44: VLT by window, the defect notice system, and why the $296 fine claim is unverified.
Tasmania window tint rules under regulation 42: 70% windscreen, 35% front, 20% rear, 0% for goods vehicles, the current infringement fee and the no-exemption rule.
SA window tint rules under Road Traffic Rules 2018 rule 44: 35% front, 20% rear, 0% for goods vehicles, the $533 expiation fee, and the defect notice process.