¿Qué son los resultados judiciales divulgables (DCO)?

When you apply for a national police check, your result will show one of two outcomes:

¿Qué aparece en los resultados judiciales divulgables? #

Tu verificación policial puede incluir:

• Condenas — court findings where you were found guilty and convicted
• Declaraciones de culpabilidad sin condena — where the court found you guilty but did not record a conviction (e.g. Section 19B Commonwealth, Section 10 NSW)
• Cargos pendientes — matters currently before the courts
• Multas de tránsito — driving offences convicted in court (not infringement notices)
• Delitos sexuales — all sexual offence convictions
• Delitos graves de agresión — violent offence convictions
• Otros asuntos graves — offences not covered by spent conviction schemes

What is not included in your police check? #

Lo siguiente no aparecerá en su cheque:

• Condenas cumplidas — convictions that meet spent conviction criteria (see below)
• Notificaciones de infracción — traffic fines and parking tickets paid without court
• Condenas en el extranjero — offences outside Australia
• Programas de desviación — successfully completed diversion agreements
• Cargos desestimados o retirados — matters that did not proceed to conviction
• Sanciones profesionales — disciplinary actions by professional bodies or unions

Understanding spent convictions #

Australia cuenta con programas de eliminación de antecedentes penales que permiten borrar ciertas condenas de su expediente tras un periodo de espera.

Automatic spent convictions #

Las condenas pueden prescribir automáticamente si:

• 10 años han transcurrido desde la condena (para adultos)
• 5 años han transcurrido desde la condena (para los delincuentes juveniles, tres años en Nueva Gales del Sur).
• No se cometieron más delitos durante el periodo de espera.
• Waiting-period commencement varies by jurisdiction — in some states it starts from the date of conviction, in others after any imprisonment term is completed

Convictions that can never be spent #

Algunos delitos graves permanecen en tu expediente de forma permanente:

• Sexual offences (in most jurisdictions — Victoria allows court applications to spend serious convictions, including sexual offences)
• Convictions with prison sentences over 30 months (Commonwealth/VIC) or 6 months (NSW) — thresholds vary by state
• Condenas de personas jurídicas
• Determinadas infracciones reglamentarias especificadas por la legislación.

Court application required #

For serious convictions (violence, sexual offences, longer sentences), you may need to apply to a Magistrates’ Court for a spent conviction order. This requires:

• meeting the waiting period
• demonstrating rehabilitation
• court approval

Understanding “without conviction” findings #

If your check shows “Without conviction discharged” (e.g. Section 19B Crimes Act 1914), this means:

• the court found you guilty of an offence
• no conviction was recorded
• you were likely placed on a good behaviour bond or recognisance
• this finding still appears on your police check, even though it’s not technically a “conviction”

Estos hallazgos son diferentes de las condenas cumplidas y pueden requerir asesoramiento legal para su resolución.

Resultados judiciales no divulgables (NDCO) #

A result showing “No Disclosable Court Outcomes” means:

• you have no convictions or pending charges, or
• any convictions you had are now spent and not disclosable

Este es un resultado claro de la verificación policial.

Where does this information come from? #

A national police check searches:

• all Australian state and territory police databases
• Registros de la Policía Federal Australiana
• court records from Magistrates’, Children’s, County and Supreme Courts
• all jurisdictions where you have lived in Australia

This is a nationwide check — convictions from other states will appear.

What are police checks used for? #

Las verificaciones policiales suelen ser necesarias para:

• Selección de personal — financial roles, healthcare, childcare, aged care
• Evaluación de los trabajadores de NDIS — disability support workers
• Trabajar con niños — teachers, coaches, childcare workers
• Trabajar con personas vulnerables — aged care, disability support
• Licencias — firearms, security, real estate, rideshare drivers
• Solicitudes de visa y ciudadanía
• Puestos de voluntariado — community organisations, sports clubs

Do police checks expire? #

A police check is a “point in time” check and shows your criminal history at the time it was issued.

Validez #

• police checks don’t technically “expire”
• most organisations accept checks less than 3 meses de edad
• some industries (NDIS, childcare) may have specific timeframes
• your check remains available in your CheckHub portal for 3 months

When to get a new check #

• when applying for a new job or role
• if your previous check is older than 3 months
• if you’ve been convicted of a new offence
• when required by your employer or industry

Who can apply? #

Cualquier persona mayor de 18 años puede solicitar un certificado de antecedentes penales. Obtener tu propio certificado te ayuda a:

• understand what’s on your record
• be prepared for employment applications
• identify any errors that need disputing
• apply for spent convictions if eligible

Tiempo de procesamiento #

Tratamiento estándar #

• 80% of Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Checks are completed within 1–3 minutes
• delivered to your personal CheckHub portal, with instant email and SMS notification

Delayed checks (manual vetting) #

• around 20% of applications require manual vetting via state police services, coordinated by ACIC
• usually due to name matches or multiple records
• can take several business days, and occasionally longer

Can I choose not to share my result? #

If your check contains a Disclosable Court Outcome, Worker Checks will no compartir su resultado sin su consentimiento explícito.

Nuestro proceso de consentimiento:

1. we notify you by email and SMS when your result is ready
2. you can view your result privately in your CheckHub portal
3. you can then choose to:
   • approve release a la organización que lo solicitó
   • not approve release y mantener el resultado en privado
   • dispute the result si crees que contiene errores