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A clear result.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2>\u0916\u0941\u0932\u093e\u0938\u093e\u092f\u094b\u0917\u094d\u092f \u0905\u0926\u093e\u0932\u0924\u0915\u094b \u0928\u0924\u093f\u091c\u093e\u092e\u093e \u0915\u0947 \u0926\u0947\u0916\u093f\u0928\u094d\u091b?<\/h2>\n  <p>\u0924\u092a\u093e\u0908\u0902\u0915\u094b \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0939\u0930\u0940 \u091c\u093e\u0901\u091a\u092e\u093e \u0938\u092e\u093e\u0935\u0947\u0936 \u0939\u0941\u0928 \u0938\u0915\u094d\u091b:<\/p>\n  <ul>\n    <li><strong>\u0905\u092d\u093f\u092f\u094b\u0917\u0939\u0930\u0942<\/strong> \u2014 court findings where you were found guilty and convicted<\/li>\n    <li><strong>\u0926\u094b\u0937\u0940 \u0920\u0939\u0930 \u092c\u093f\u0928\u093e \u0928\u0948 \u0926\u094b\u0937\u0940 \u0920\u0939\u0930\u093f\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0941\u0930\u093e\u0939\u0930\u0942<\/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>\u0935\u093f\u091a\u093e\u0930\u093e\u0927\u0940\u0928 \u0936\u0941\u0932\u094d\u0915\u0939\u0930\u0942<\/strong> \u2014 matters currently before the courts<\/li>\n    <li><strong>\u091f\u094d\u0930\u093e\u092b\u093f\u0915 \u0926\u094b\u0937\u0940 \u0920\u0939\u0930<\/strong> \u2014 driving offences convicted in court (not infringement notices)<\/li>\n    <li><strong>\u092f\u094c\u0928 \u0905\u092a\u0930\u093e\u0927\u0939\u0930\u0942<\/strong> \u2014 all sexual offence convictions<\/li>\n    <li><strong>\u0917\u092e\u094d\u092d\u0940\u0930 \u0906\u0915\u094d\u0930\u092e\u0923 \u0905\u092a\u0930\u093e\u0927\u0939\u0930\u0942<\/strong> \u2014 violent offence convictions<\/li>\n    <li><strong>\u0905\u0928\u094d\u092f \u0917\u092e\u094d\u092d\u0940\u0930 \u0935\u093f\u0937\u092f\u0939\u0930\u0942<\/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>\u0924\u092a\u093e\u0908\u0902\u0915\u094b \u091a\u0947\u0915\u092e\u093e \u0928\u093f\u092e\u094d\u0928 \u0915\u0941\u0930\u093e\u0939\u0930\u0942 \u0926\u0947\u0916\u093f\u0928\u0947 \u091b\u0948\u0928\u0928\u094d:<\/p>\n  <ul>\n    <li><strong>\u092c\u093f\u0924\u093e\u090f\u0915\u093e \u0935\u093f\u0936\u094d\u0935\u093e\u0938\u0939\u0930\u0942<\/strong> \u2014 convictions that meet spent conviction criteria (see below)<\/li>\n    <li><strong>\u0909\u0932\u094d\u0932\u0919\u094d\u0918\u0928 \u0938\u0942\u091a\u0928\u093e\u0939\u0930\u0942<\/strong> \u2014 traffic fines and parking tickets paid without court<\/li>\n    <li><strong>\u0935\u093f\u0926\u0947\u0936\u0940 \u0905\u092d\u093f\u092f\u094b\u0917\u0939\u0930\u0942<\/strong> \u2014 offences outside Australia<\/li>\n    <li><strong>\u0921\u093e\u0907\u092d\u0930\u094d\u0938\u0928 \u0915\u093e\u0930\u094d\u092f\u0915\u094d\u0930\u092e\u0939\u0930\u0942<\/strong> \u2014 successfully completed diversion agreements<\/li>\n    <li><strong>\u0916\u093e\u0930\u0947\u091c \u0917\u0930\u093f\u090f\u0915\u093e \u0935\u093e \u092b\u093f\u0930\u094d\u0924\u093e \u0917\u0930\u093f\u090f\u0915\u093e \u0936\u0941\u0932\u094d\u0915\u0939\u0930\u0942<\/strong> \u2014 matters that did not proceed to conviction<\/li>\n    <li><strong>\u0935\u094d\u092f\u093e\u0935\u0938\u093e\u092f\u093f\u0915 \u0926\u0923\u094d\u0921\u0939\u0930\u0942<\/strong> \u2014 disciplinary actions by professional bodies or unions<\/li>\n  <\/ul>\n\n  <h2>Understanding spent convictions<\/h2>\n  <p>\u0905\u0937\u094d\u091f\u094d\u0930\u0947\u0932\u093f\u092f\u093e\u0932\u0947 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0924\u093f\u0915\u094d\u0937\u093e \u0905\u0935\u0927\u093f \u092a\u091b\u093f \u0924\u092a\u093e\u0908\u0902\u0915\u094b \u0930\u0947\u0915\u0930\u094d\u0921\u092c\u093e\u091f \u0928\u093f\u0936\u094d\u091a\u093f\u0924 \u0926\u094b\u0937\u0940 \u0920\u0939\u0930\u0939\u0930\u0942 \u0939\u091f\u093e\u0909\u0928 \u0905\u0928\u0941\u092e\u0924\u093f \u0926\u093f\u0928\u0947 \u0926\u094b\u0937\u0940 \u0920\u0939\u0930 \u092f\u094b\u091c\u0928\u093e\u0939\u0930\u0942 \u0932\u093e\u0917\u0942 \u0917\u0930\u0947\u0915\u094b \u091b\u0964.<\/p>\n\n  <h3>Automatic spent convictions<\/h3>\n  <p>\u0928\u093f\u092e\u094d\u0928 \u0905\u0935\u0938\u094d\u0925\u093e\u092e\u093e \u0926\u094b\u0937\u0940 \u0920\u0939\u0930 \u0938\u094d\u0935\u0924\u0903 \u0916\u0930\u094d\u091a \u0939\u0941\u0928 \u0938\u0915\u094d\u091b:<\/p>\n  <ul>\n    <li><strong>\u0967\u0966 \u0935\u0930\u094d\u0937<\/strong> \u0926\u094b\u0937\u0940 \u0920\u0939\u0930 \u092d\u090f\u0915\u094b \u0938\u092e\u092f \u092c\u093f\u0924\u093f\u0938\u0915\u0947\u0915\u094b (\u0935\u092f\u0938\u094d\u0915\u0939\u0930\u0942\u0915\u094b \u0932\u093e\u0917\u093f)<\/li>\n    <li><strong>\u096b \u0935\u0930\u094d\u0937<\/strong> \u0926\u094b\u0937\u0940 \u0920\u0939\u0930 \u092d\u090f\u0915\u094b \u092e\u093f\u0924\u093f \u092c\u093f\u0924\u093f\u0938\u0915\u0947\u0915\u094b \u091b (\u092c\u093e\u0932 \u0905\u092a\u0930\u093e\u0927\u0940\u0939\u0930\u0942\u0915\u094b \u0932\u093e\u0917\u093f - NSW \u092e\u093e \u0969 \u0935\u0930\u094d\u0937)<\/li>\n    <li>\u092a\u094d\u0930\u0924\u0940\u0915\u094d\u0937\u093e \u0905\u0935\u0927\u093f\u092e\u093e \u0925\u092a \u0915\u0941\u0928\u0948 \u0905\u092a\u0930\u093e\u0927 \u0917\u0930\u093f\u090f\u0915\u094b \u0925\u093f\u090f\u0928\u0964<\/li>\n    <li>Waiting-period commencement <a href=\"https:\/\/workerchecks.com\/ne\/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>\u0915\u0947\u0939\u0940 \u0917\u092e\u094d\u092d\u0940\u0930 \u0905\u092a\u0930\u093e\u0927\u0939\u0930\u0942 \u0924\u092a\u093e\u0908\u0902\u0915\u094b \u0930\u0947\u0915\u0930\u094d\u0921\u092e\u093e \u0938\u094d\u0925\u093e\u092f\u0940 \u0930\u0942\u092a\u092e\u093e \u0930\u0939\u0928\u094d\u091b\u0928\u094d:<\/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\/ne\/what-shows-up-on-a-police-check-in-australia-complete-state-by-state-guide\/\">thresholds vary by state<\/a><\/li>\n    <li>\u0915\u0930\u094d\u092a\u094b\u0930\u0947\u091f \u0928\u093f\u0915\u093e\u092f\u0939\u0930\u0942\u0915\u094b \u0905\u092d\u093f\u092f\u094b\u0917<\/li>\n    <li>\u0915\u093e\u0928\u0942\u0928\u0926\u094d\u0935\u093e\u0930\u093e \u0928\u093f\u0930\u094d\u0926\u093f\u0937\u094d\u091f \u0915\u0947\u0939\u0940 \u0928\u093f\u092f\u093e\u092e\u0915 \u0905\u092a\u0930\u093e\u0927\u0939\u0930\u0942<\/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\">\u0928\u094b\u091f<\/div>\n    <p>Spent conviction laws <a href=\"https:\/\/workerchecks.com\/ne\/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>\u092f\u0940 \u0928\u093f\u0937\u094d\u0915\u0930\u094d\u0937\u0939\u0930\u0942 \u0926\u094b\u0937\u0940 \u0920\u0939\u0930\u093f\u090f\u0915\u093e\u0939\u0930\u0942 \u092d\u0928\u094d\u0926\u093e \u092b\u0930\u0915 \u091b\u0928\u094d \u0930 \u092f\u0938\u0932\u093e\u0908 \u0938\u092e\u094d\u092c\u094b\u0927\u0928 \u0917\u0930\u094d\u0928 \u0915\u093e\u0928\u0941\u0928\u0940 \u0938\u0932\u094d\u0932\u093e\u0939 \u0906\u0935\u0936\u094d\u092f\u0915 \u092a\u0930\u094d\u0928 \u0938\u0915\u094d\u091b\u0964.<\/p>\n\n  <h2>\u0916\u0941\u0932\u093e\u0938\u093e \u0917\u0930\u094d\u0928 \u0928\u0938\u0915\u093f\u0928\u0947 \u0905\u0926\u093e\u0932\u0924\u0940 \u092a\u0930\u093f\u0923\u093e\u092e (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>\u092f\u094b \u0938\u094d\u092a\u0937\u094d\u091f \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0939\u0930\u0940 \u091c\u093e\u0901\u091a\u0915\u094b \u0928\u0924\u093f\u091c\u093e \u0939\u094b\u0964.<\/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>\u0905\u0937\u094d\u091f\u094d\u0930\u0947\u0932\u093f\u092f\u093e\u0932\u0940 \u0938\u0902\u0918\u0940\u092f \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0939\u0930\u0940 \u0930\u0947\u0915\u0930\u094d\u0921\u0939\u0930\u0942<\/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>\u092a\u094d\u0930\u0939\u0930\u0940 \u091c\u093e\u0901\u091a \u0938\u093e\u092e\u093e\u0928\u094d\u092f\u0924\u092f\u093e \u0928\u093f\u092e\u094d\u0928 \u0915\u0941\u0930\u093e\u0939\u0930\u0942\u0915\u094b \u0932\u093e\u0917\u093f \u0906\u0935\u0936\u094d\u092f\u0915 \u092a\u0930\u094d\u0926\u091b:<\/p>\n  <ul>\n    <li><strong>\u0930\u094b\u091c\u0917\u093e\u0930\u0940 \u091c\u093e\u0901\u091a<\/strong> \u2014 financial roles, healthcare, childcare, aged care<\/li>\n    <li><strong>NDIS \u0915\u093e\u092e\u0926\u093e\u0930\u0915\u094b \u0938\u094d\u0915\u094d\u0930\u093f\u0928\u093f\u0919<\/strong> \u2014 disability support workers<\/li>\n    <li><strong>\u092c\u093e\u0932\u092c\u093e\u0932\u093f\u0915\u093e\u0938\u0901\u0917 \u0915\u093e\u092e \u0917\u0930\u094d\u0926\u0948<\/strong> \u2014 teachers, coaches, childcare workers<\/li>\n    <li><strong>\u0915\u092e\u091c\u094b\u0930 \u0935\u094d\u092f\u0915\u094d\u0924\u093f\u0939\u0930\u0942\u0938\u0901\u0917 \u0915\u093e\u092e \u0917\u0930\u094d\u0926\u0948<\/strong> \u2014 aged care, disability support<\/li>\n    <li><strong>\u0907\u091c\u093e\u091c\u0924\u092a\u0924\u094d\u0930<\/strong> \u2014 firearms, security, real estate, rideshare drivers<\/li>\n    <li><strong>\u092d\u093f\u0938\u093e \u0930 \u0928\u093e\u0917\u0930\u093f\u0915\u0924\u093e \u0906\u0935\u0947\u0926\u0928\u0939\u0930\u0942<\/strong><\/li>\n    <li><strong>\u0938\u094d\u0935\u092f\u0902\u0938\u0947\u0935\u0915 \u092a\u0926\u0939\u0930\u0942<\/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>\u0935\u0948\u0927\u0924\u093e<\/h3>\n  <ul>\n    <li>police checks don\u2019t technically \u201cexpire\u201d<\/li>\n    <li>most organisations accept checks less than <strong>\u0969 \u092e\u0939\u093f\u0928\u093e \u092a\u0941\u0930\u093e\u0928\u094b<\/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>\u0967\u096e \u0935\u0930\u094d\u0937\u092d\u0928\u094d\u0926\u093e \u092e\u093e\u0925\u093f\u0915\u093e \u091c\u094b \u0915\u094b\u0939\u0940\u0932\u0947 \u092a\u0928\u093f \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0939\u0930\u0940 \u091c\u093e\u0901\u091a\u0915\u094b \u0932\u093e\u0917\u093f \u0906\u0935\u0947\u0926\u0928 \u0926\u093f\u0928 \u0938\u0915\u094d\u091b\u0928\u094d\u0964 \u0906\u092b\u094d\u0928\u0948 \u091a\u0947\u0915 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u093e\u092a\u094d\u0924 \u0917\u0930\u094d\u0928\u093e\u0932\u0947 \u0924\u092a\u093e\u0908\u0902\u0932\u093e\u0908 \u092e\u0926\u094d\u0926\u0924 \u0917\u0930\u094d\u091b:<\/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>\u092a\u094d\u0930\u0936\u094b\u0927\u0928 \u0938\u092e\u092f<\/h2>\n  <h3>\u092e\u093e\u0928\u0915 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0936\u094b\u0927\u0928<\/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>\u0939\u094b\u0907\u0928<\/strong> \u0924\u092a\u093e\u0908\u0902\u0915\u094b \u0938\u094d\u092a\u0937\u094d\u091f \u0938\u0939\u092e\u0924\u093f \u092c\u093f\u0928\u093e \u0924\u092a\u093e\u0908\u0902\u0915\u094b \u0928\u0924\u093f\u091c\u093e \u0938\u093e\u091d\u093e \u0917\u0930\u094d\u0928\u0941\u0939\u094b\u0938\u094d\u0964.<\/p>\n  <p>\u0939\u093e\u092e\u094d\u0930\u094b \u0938\u0939\u092e\u0924\u093f \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0915\u094d\u0930\u093f\u092f\u093e:<\/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> \u0905\u0928\u0941\u0930\u094b\u0927 \u0917\u0930\u094d\u0928\u0947 \u0938\u0902\u0938\u094d\u0925\u093e\u0932\u093e\u0908<\/li>\n        <li><strong>not approve release<\/strong> \u0930 \u0928\u0924\u093f\u091c\u093e \u0917\u094b\u092a\u094d\u092f \u0930\u093e\u0916\u094d\u0928\u0941\u0939\u094b\u0938\u094d<\/li>\n        <li><strong>dispute the result<\/strong> \u092f\u0926\u093f \u0924\u092a\u093e\u0908\u0902\u0932\u093e\u0908 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