Section 16Part 4 — Procedures for expunging criminal records
Inquiries by Board
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On receipt of an application for an expungement of a criminal record, the Board —
shall cause inquiries to be made to ascertain whether the applicant is eligible to make the application;
shall, if the applicant is eligible, cause inquiries to be made to ascertain whether section 13 applies; and
may, in the case of an offence referred to in Schedule 3, item 2, cause inquiries to be made with respect to factors which are relevant to determining whether approving an expungement of a criminal record would bring the administration of justice into disrepute.
Without limiting the generality of the power in subsection (1)(c), Cabinet may make regulations as to what factors may be taken into account for purposes of determining whether the expungement of a criminal record would bring the administration of justice into disrepute.