Posts tagged criminal records

There are now concerns that most people convicted won’t be able to clear their names under the current legislation.

Consensual gay sex was illegal in Queensland until 1991.

The hundreds of men who were convicted for gay sex offences up until 1991 can now apply to have their criminal records cleared.

If the bill is passed the historical convictions will be annulled, and the men will receive compensation payments for their convictions and for each year spent in jail.

WITH LGBTI rights clearly on its agenda after restoring civil unions in the state late last year, Annastacia Palaszczuk’s Labor government has taken the next …