UPDATED 5.43pm: Changing clean slate laws isn't a current priority for the Government.

United Future MP Peter Dunne is pushing for a review of the legislation, arguing it's too rigid and is harming people with minor convictions, who've stayed out of trouble for decades.

LISTEN ABOVE: Peter Dunne explains why he wants the Clean Slate Act reviewed.

Justice Minister Amy Adams is prepared to talk the issue over with those who have concerns, but changing current legislation is not high on her work agenda.

"At the moment I wouldn't say it's something I'm getting a huge amount of correspondence on or interest in. It's not at the top of what I would consider my legislative agenda, but nonetheless if there is a wide degree of support for it a vehicle can usually be found."

Dunne doesn't support serious offences being wiped, but said he's aware of people being affected by minor offences from over 20 years ago.

"I'm talking about offending if it's at the minor end of the scale where people have moved on, where they've had a clean record for at least 10 years after the offence, and yet they still find that their capacity to effectively rehabilitate is hampered by the past."

Dunne wants the law reviewed so that people who served minor custodial sentences can use Clean Slate provisions when it comes to police clearances for employment.

"I will be taking up the case with the Minister of Justice, and maybe the first step might be some form of select committee review of the operation of the legislation.

"It was passed in 2004, a lot's happened since then, maybe it's time to have a refresh."

Amy Adams said she will sit down with Mr Dunne, have a conversation, and see what comes of it.

"I'll sound him out with the range of people that I would usually talk to in this area - officials, the Law Society, colleagues, the like, and get a sense of where that might go but I don't want to start determining what that might be yet.