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You said: "You can get this information from a government agency no problems, it is a matter of public record... It is about whether or not a criminal history has to be disclosed to a government agency."

Totally wrong, you've got this completely backwards. It is illegal for the government agency to tell you about a person's past criminal convictions if they are considered "spent" under the legislation. You,as a shareholder, or as a prospective employer, or the ASX, or ASIC, cannot get this information from a government agency (There are a few rare exceptions: for example a court or a police investigation is able to access records of all prior convictions).

You said: "These convictions are not concealed as i said it is not about the government agency not being aloud to disclose them it is about the right of the person not having to disclose it specifically to a government agency."

Nope, totally wrong again. It is indeed about what the government agency is allowed to disclose; that is the precise point of the legislation.