खुलासायोग्य अदालतको नतिजा (DCOs) के हो?

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

खुलासायोग्य अदालतको नतिजामा के देखिन्छ? #

तपाईंको प्रहरी जाँचमा समावेश हुन सक्छ:

• अभियोगहरू — court findings where you were found guilty and convicted
• दोषी ठहर बिना नै दोषी ठहरिने कुराहरू — where the court found you guilty but did not record a conviction (e.g. Section 19B Commonwealth, Section 10 NSW)
• विचाराधीन शुल्कहरू — matters currently before the courts
• ट्राफिक दोषी ठहर — driving offences convicted in court (not infringement notices)
• यौन अपराधहरू — all sexual offence convictions
• गम्भीर आक्रमण अपराधहरू — violent offence convictions
• अन्य गम्भीर विषयहरू — offences not covered by spent conviction schemes

What is not included in your police check? #

तपाईंको चेकमा निम्न कुराहरू देखिने छैनन्:

• बिताएका विश्वासहरू — convictions that meet spent conviction criteria (see below)
• उल्लङ्घन सूचनाहरू — traffic fines and parking tickets paid without court
• विदेशी अभियोगहरू — offences outside Australia
• डाइभर्सन कार्यक्रमहरू — successfully completed diversion agreements
• खारेज गरिएका वा फिर्ता गरिएका शुल्कहरू — matters that did not proceed to conviction
• व्यावसायिक दण्डहरू — disciplinary actions by professional bodies or unions

Understanding spent convictions #

अष्ट्रेलियाले प्रतिक्षा अवधि पछि तपाईंको रेकर्डबाट निश्चित दोषी ठहरहरू हटाउन अनुमति दिने दोषी ठहर योजनाहरू लागू गरेको छ।.

Automatic spent convictions #

निम्न अवस्थामा दोषी ठहर स्वतः खर्च हुन सक्छ:

• १० वर्ष दोषी ठहर भएको समय बितिसकेको (वयस्कहरूको लागि)
• ५ वर्ष दोषी ठहर भएको मिति बितिसकेको छ (बाल अपराधीहरूको लागि - NSW मा ३ वर्ष)
• प्रतीक्षा अवधिमा थप कुनै अपराध गरिएको थिएन।
• 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 #

केही गम्भीर अपराधहरू तपाईंको रेकर्डमा स्थायी रूपमा रहन्छन्:

• 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
• कर्पोरेट निकायहरूको अभियोग
• कानूनद्वारा निर्दिष्ट केही नियामक अपराधहरू

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”

यी निष्कर्षहरू दोषी ठहरिएकाहरू भन्दा फरक छन् र यसलाई सम्बोधन गर्न कानुनी सल्लाह आवश्यक पर्न सक्छ।.

खुलासा गर्न नसकिने अदालती परिणाम (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

यो स्पष्ट प्रहरी जाँचको नतिजा हो।.

Where does this information come from? #

A national police check searches:

• all Australian state and territory police databases
• अष्ट्रेलियाली संघीय प्रहरी रेकर्डहरू
• 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? #

प्रहरी जाँच सामान्यतया निम्न कुराहरूको लागि आवश्यक पर्दछ:

• रोजगारी जाँच — financial roles, healthcare, childcare, aged care
• NDIS कामदारको स्क्रिनिङ — disability support workers
• बालबालिकासँग काम गर्दै — teachers, coaches, childcare workers
• कमजोर व्यक्तिहरूसँग काम गर्दै — aged care, disability support
• इजाजतपत्र — firearms, security, real estate, rideshare drivers
• भिसा र नागरिकता आवेदनहरू
• स्वयंसेवक पदहरू — 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.

वैधता #

• police checks don’t technically “expire”
• most organisations accept checks less than ३ महिना पुरानो
• 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? #

१८ वर्षभन्दा माथिका जो कोहीले पनि प्रहरी जाँचको लागि आवेदन दिन सक्छन्। आफ्नै चेक प्राप्त गर्नाले तपाईंलाई मद्दत गर्छ:

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

प्रशोधन समय #

मानक प्रशोधन #

• 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 होइन तपाईंको स्पष्ट सहमति बिना तपाईंको नतिजा साझा गर्नुहोस्।.

हाम्रो सहमति प्रक्रिया:

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 अनुरोध गर्ने संस्थालाई
   • not approve release र नतिजा गोप्य राख्नुहोस्
   • dispute the result यदि तपाईंलाई लाग्छ कि यसमा त्रुटिहरू छन् भने