{"id":13908,"date":"2026-01-29T14:33:17","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T03:33:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/workerchecks.com\/?post_type=docs&#038;p=13908"},"modified":"2026-08-28T18:03:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T08:03:33","password":"","slug":"what-are-disclosable-court-outcomes-dcos","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/workerchecks.com\/fr\/docs\/what-are-disclosable-court-outcomes-dcos\/","title":{"rendered":"Qu'est-ce qu'un r\u00e9sultat judiciaire divulgable (DCO) ?"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- =========================================================================\n     Worker Checks \u2014 \"What are Disclosable Court Outcomes (DCOs)?\"\n     Paste into a BetterDocs \"Custom HTML\" block.\n     BetterDocs supplies the H1 title, breadcrumb, reading time & ToC \u2014 so this\n     file starts at H2 and contains NO title\/breadcrumb\/meta of its own.\n     \u2022 CSS scoped to .article-wrap (no global resets). 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A clear result.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2>Qu'est-ce qui appara\u00eet dans les r\u00e9sultats judiciaires divulgu\u00e9s ?<\/h2>\n  <p>Le contr\u00f4le de police peut porter sur les points suivants<\/p>\n  <ul>\n    <li><strong>Condamnations<\/strong> \u2014 court findings where you were found guilty and convicted<\/li>\n    <li><strong>Constatation de culpabilit\u00e9 sans condamnation<\/strong> \u2014 where the court found you guilty but did not record a conviction (e.g. Section 19B Commonwealth, Section 10 NSW)<\/li>\n    <li><strong>Charges en suspens<\/strong> \u2014 matters currently before the courts<\/li>\n    <li><strong>Condamnations pour infraction au code de la route<\/strong> \u2014 driving offences convicted in court (not infringement notices)<\/li>\n    <li><strong>Infractions sexuelles<\/strong> \u2014 all sexual offence convictions<\/li>\n    <li><strong>Infractions d'agression grave<\/strong> \u2014 violent offence convictions<\/li>\n    <li><strong>Autres questions graves<\/strong> \u2014 offences not covered by spent conviction schemes<\/li>\n  <\/ul>\n\n  <h2>What is not included in your police check?<\/h2>\n  <p>Les \u00e9l\u00e9ments suivants n'appara\u00eetront pas sur votre ch\u00e8que :<\/p>\n  <ul>\n    <li><strong>Condamnations non ex\u00e9cut\u00e9es<\/strong> \u2014 convictions that meet spent conviction criteria (see below)<\/li>\n    <li><strong>Avis d'infraction<\/strong> \u2014 traffic fines and parking tickets paid without court<\/li>\n    <li><strong>Condamnations \u00e0 l'\u00e9tranger<\/strong> \u2014 offences outside Australia<\/li>\n    <li><strong>Programmes de d\u00e9judiciarisation<\/strong> \u2014 successfully completed diversion agreements<\/li>\n    <li><strong>Accusations rejet\u00e9es ou retir\u00e9es<\/strong> \u2014 matters that did not proceed to conviction<\/li>\n    <li><strong>Sanctions professionnelles<\/strong> \u2014 disciplinary actions by professional bodies or unions<\/li>\n  <\/ul>\n\n  <h2>Understanding spent convictions<\/h2>\n  <p>L'Australie a mis en place un syst\u00e8me d'exclusion des condamnations qui permet d'effacer certaines condamnations de votre casier judiciaire apr\u00e8s une p\u00e9riode d'attente.<\/p>\n\n  <h3>Automatic spent convictions<\/h3>\n  <p>Les condamnations peuvent devenir automatiquement caduques si<\/p>\n  <ul>\n    <li><strong>10 ans<\/strong> se sont \u00e9coul\u00e9s depuis la condamnation (pour les adultes)<\/li>\n    <li><strong>5 ans<\/strong> s'est \u00e9coul\u00e9 depuis la condamnation (pour les jeunes d\u00e9linquants - 3 ans en Nouvelle-Galles du Sud)<\/li>\n    <li>Aucune autre infraction n'a \u00e9t\u00e9 commise pendant la p\u00e9riode d'attente<\/li>\n    <li>Waiting-period commencement <a href=\"https:\/\/workerchecks.com\/fr\/what-shows-up-on-a-police-check-in-australia-complete-state-by-state-guide\/\">varies by jurisdiction<\/a> \u2014 in some states it starts from the date of conviction, in others after any imprisonment term is completed<\/li>\n  <\/ul>\n\n  <h3>Convictions that can never be spent<\/h3>\n  <p>Certaines infractions graves restent inscrites au casier judiciaire de mani\u00e8re permanente :<\/p>\n  <ul>\n    <li>Sexual offences (in most jurisdictions \u2014 Victoria allows court applications to spend serious convictions, including sexual offences)<\/li>\n    <li>Convictions with prison sentences over 30 months (Commonwealth\/VIC) or 6 months (NSW) \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/workerchecks.com\/fr\/what-shows-up-on-a-police-check-in-australia-complete-state-by-state-guide\/\">thresholds vary by state<\/a><\/li>\n    <li>Condamnations de personnes morales<\/li>\n    <li>Certaines infractions r\u00e9glementaires sp\u00e9cifi\u00e9es par la l\u00e9gislation<\/li>\n  <\/ul>\n\n  <h3>Court application required<\/h3>\n  <p>For serious convictions (violence, sexual offences, longer sentences), you may need to apply to a Magistrates\u2019 Court for a spent conviction order. This requires:<\/p>\n  <ul>\n    <li>meeting the waiting period<\/li>\n    <li>demonstrating rehabilitation<\/li>\n    <li>court approval<\/li>\n  <\/ul>\n\n  <div class=\"callout\">\n    <div class=\"callout-title\">Note<\/div>\n    <p>Spent conviction laws <a href=\"https:\/\/workerchecks.com\/fr\/what-shows-up-on-a-police-check-in-australia-complete-state-by-state-guide\/\">vary by state and territory<\/a>. Commonwealth matters have different rules from state matters.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2>Understanding \u201cwithout conviction\u201d findings<\/h2>\n  <p>If your check shows \u201cWithout conviction discharged\u201d (e.g. Section 19B Crimes Act 1914), this means:<\/p>\n  <ul>\n    <li>the court found you guilty of an offence<\/li>\n    <li>no conviction was recorded<\/li>\n    <li>you were likely placed on a good behaviour bond or recognisance<\/li>\n    <li><strong>this finding still appears on your police check<\/strong>, even though it\u2019s not technically a \u201cconviction\u201d<\/li>\n  <\/ul>\n  <p>Ces constatations sont diff\u00e9rentes des condamnations pass\u00e9es et peuvent n\u00e9cessiter un avis juridique.<\/p>\n\n  <h2>R\u00e9sultats non divulgables de la Cour (NDCO)<\/h2>\n  <p>A result showing \u201cNo Disclosable Court Outcomes\u201d means:<\/p>\n  <ul>\n    <li>you have no convictions or pending charges, or<\/li>\n    <li>any convictions you had are now spent and not disclosable<\/li>\n  <\/ul>\n  <p>Il s'agit d'un r\u00e9sultat clair du contr\u00f4le de police.<\/p>\n\n  <h2>Where does this information come from?<\/h2>\n  <p>A national police check searches:<\/p>\n  <ul>\n    <li>all Australian state and territory police databases<\/li>\n    <li>Dossiers de la police f\u00e9d\u00e9rale australienne<\/li>\n    <li>court records from Magistrates\u2019, Children\u2019s, County and Supreme Courts<\/li>\n    <li>all jurisdictions where you have lived in Australia<\/li>\n  <\/ul>\n  <p>This is a nationwide check \u2014 convictions from other states will appear.<\/p>\n\n  <h2>What are police checks used for?<\/h2>\n  <p>Les contr\u00f4les de police sont g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement exig\u00e9s pour :<\/p>\n  <ul>\n    <li><strong>Contr\u00f4le de l'emploi<\/strong> \u2014 financial roles, healthcare, childcare, aged care<\/li>\n    <li><strong>NDIS contr\u00f4le des travailleurs<\/strong> \u2014 disability support workers<\/li>\n    <li><strong>Travailler avec des enfants<\/strong> \u2014 teachers, coaches, childcare workers<\/li>\n    <li><strong>Travailler avec des personnes vuln\u00e9rables<\/strong> \u2014 aged care, disability support<\/li>\n    <li><strong>Licences<\/strong> \u2014 firearms, security, real estate, rideshare drivers<\/li>\n    <li><strong>Demandes de visa et de citoyennet\u00e9<\/strong><\/li>\n    <li><strong>Postes de b\u00e9n\u00e9voles<\/strong> \u2014 community organisations, sports clubs<\/li>\n  <\/ul>\n\n  <h2>Do police checks expire?<\/h2>\n  <p>A police check is a \u201cpoint in time\u201d check and shows your criminal history at the time it was issued.<\/p>\n  <h3>Validit\u00e9<\/h3>\n  <ul>\n    <li>police checks don\u2019t technically \u201cexpire\u201d<\/li>\n    <li>most organisations accept checks less than <strong>3 mois<\/strong><\/li>\n    <li>some industries (NDIS, childcare) may have specific timeframes<\/li>\n    <li>your check remains available in your CheckHub portal for 3 months<\/li>\n  <\/ul>\n  <h3>When to get a new check<\/h3>\n  <ul>\n    <li>when applying for a new job or role<\/li>\n    <li>if your previous check is older than 3 months<\/li>\n    <li>if you\u2019ve been convicted of a new offence<\/li>\n    <li>when required by your employer or industry<\/li>\n  <\/ul>\n\n  <h2>Who can apply?<\/h2>\n  <p>Toute personne \u00e2g\u00e9e de plus de 18 ans peut demander un contr\u00f4le de police. Obtenir votre propre v\u00e9rification vous aide :<\/p>\n  <ul>\n    <li>understand what\u2019s on your record<\/li>\n    <li>be prepared for employment applications<\/li>\n    <li>identify any errors that need disputing<\/li>\n    <li>apply for spent convictions if eligible<\/li>\n  <\/ul>\n\n  <h2>D\u00e9lai de traitement<\/h2>\n  <h3>Traitement standard<\/h3>\n  <ul>\n    <li><strong>80%<\/strong> of Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Checks are completed within <strong>1\u20133 minutes<\/strong><\/li>\n    <li>delivered to your personal CheckHub portal, with instant email and SMS notification<\/li>\n  <\/ul>\n  <h3>Delayed checks (manual vetting)<\/h3>\n  <ul>\n    <li>around <strong>20%<\/strong> of applications require manual vetting via state police services, coordinated by ACIC<\/li>\n    <li>usually due to name matches or multiple records<\/li>\n    <li>can take several business days, and occasionally longer<\/li>\n  <\/ul>\n\n  <h2>Can I choose not to share my result?<\/h2>\n  <p><strong>If your check contains a Disclosable Court Outcome<\/strong>, Worker Checks will <strong>pas<\/strong> partager vos r\u00e9sultats sans votre consentement explicite.<\/p>\n  <p>Notre proc\u00e9dure de consentement :<\/p>\n  <ol>\n    <li>we notify you by email and SMS when your result is ready<\/li>\n    <li>you can view your result privately in your CheckHub portal<\/li>\n    <li>you can then choose to:\n      <ul>\n        <li><strong>approve release<\/strong> \u00e0 l'organisation qui l'a demand\u00e9<\/li>\n        <li><strong>not approve release<\/strong> et de garder le r\u00e9sultat priv\u00e9<\/li>\n        <li><strong>dispute the result<\/strong> si vous estimez qu'il contient des erreurs<\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n    <\/li>\n  <\/ol>\n\n  <div class=\"callout warn\">\n    <div class=\"callout-title\">Important<\/div>\n    <p>If you applied through an employer and don\u2019t respond within 7 days, your result will be automatically released to them, as originally agreed during your application.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"help-strip\">\n    <strong>Besoin d'aide ?<\/strong>\n    <p>\n      If you have questions about your police check results or need assistance, start a chat with our\n      Australian-based support team, or email\n      <a href=\"mailto:ask@workerchecks.com\">ask@workerchecks.com<\/a>.\n    <\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you apply for a national police check, your result will show one of two outcomes: DCO Disclosable Court Outcomes \u2014 disclosable criminal history is present on your record. NDCO No Disclosable Court Outcomes \u2014 no disclosable criminal history. A clear result. What appears in Disclosable Court Outcomes? 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