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StatuteCrimes Act 1961

Section 407 — Crimes Act 1961: Effect of free pardon

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407 Effect of free pardon Where any person convicted of any offence is granted a free pardon by Her Majesty, or by the Governor-General in the exercise of any powers vested in him in that behalf, that person shall be deemed never to have committed that offence: Provided that the granting of a free pardon shall not affect anything lawfully done or the consequences of anything unlawfully done before it is granted. Compare: 1908 No 32 s 452; Criminal Code (1954),

s 655(3) (Canada)

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