{"id":6650,"date":"2024-04-26T19:12:20","date_gmt":"2024-04-26T09:12:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/workerchecks.com\/?page_id=6650"},"modified":"2026-08-24T13:41:48","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T03:41:48","slug":"giay-phep-cua-canh-sat-wa","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/workerchecks.com\/vi\/police-clearance-wa\/","title":{"rendered":"Gi\u1ea5y ph\u00e9p c\u1ee7a C\u1ea3nh s\u00e1t WA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<meta charset=\"UTF-8\">\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0\">\n<title>Police Clearance WA \u2014 What Shows Up &amp; How to Apply | Worker Checks<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"What shows up on a WA police clearance, what it costs, and how to apply online in minutes. 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Apply in minutes, no post office or police station visit required.<\/p>\n      <div class=\"hero-actions\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/workerchecks.com\/checkout-link\/?products=2804\" class=\"btn btn-primary\">Start Your WA Police Clearance \u2192<\/a>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/workerchecks.com\/police-check-id\/\" class=\"btn btn-outline\">What ID do I need?<\/a>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"hero-stats\">\n        <div>\n          <div class=\"hstat-num\">80%<\/div>\n          <div class=\"hstat-label\">returned within<br>1\u20133 minutes<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div>\n          <div class=\"hstat-num\">16+<\/div>\n          <div class=\"hstat-label\">minimum age<br>to apply<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div>\n          <div class=\"hstat-num\">ACIC<\/div>\n          <div class=\"hstat-label\">accredited<br>screening body<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"price-card\">\n      <div class=\"price-head\">\n        <span class=\"price-head-title\">Police Clearance WA \u2014 Pricing<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"price-row\">\n        <div>\n          <div class=\"price-name\">Employment<\/div>\n          <div class=\"price-desc\">For paid work, licensing &amp; registration<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"price-amount\"><span class=\"woocommerce-Price-amount amount\"><bdi><span class=\"woocommerce-Price-currencySymbol\" translate=\"no\">&#36;<\/span>52.00<\/bdi><\/span><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"price-row\">\n        <div>\n          <div class=\"price-name\">Volunteer<\/div>\n          <div class=\"price-desc\">For genuine unpaid roles<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"price-amount\"><span class=\"woocommerce-Price-amount amount\"><bdi><span class=\"woocommerce-Price-currencySymbol\" translate=\"no\">&#36;<\/span>21.00<\/bdi><\/span><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"price-foot\">Both prices inc. GST \u00b7 Recognised nationally, not just in WA<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- DEFINITION + AT A GLANCE -->\n<section class=\"section section-border-top\">\n  <div class=\"wrap\">\n    <div class=\"section-head\">\n      <div class=\"section-eyebrow\">What it is<\/div>\n      <h2>What is a Police Clearance WA?<\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n    <p class=\"lead-def\">A <strong>Police Clearance WA<\/strong> \u2014 also called a WA police check or national police certificate \u2014 is a <strong>Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCCHC)<\/strong>, the official police check issued by ACIC-accredited providers in Australia. Despite the \u201cWA\u201d label, it is a national check: it draws on the same national police database and discloses your criminal history from <strong>every Australian state and territory<\/strong>, not just Western Australia. Worker Checks issues it 100% online, and around 80% of results are returned within 1\u20133 minutes.<\/p>\n    <div class=\"keyfacts\">\n      <div class=\"keyfact\"><div class=\"keyfact-k\">Official name<\/div><div class=\"keyfact-v\">Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check<\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"keyfact\"><div class=\"keyfact-k\">Employment cost<\/div><div class=\"keyfact-v\"><span class=\"woocommerce-Price-amount amount\"><bdi><span class=\"woocommerce-Price-currencySymbol\" translate=\"no\">&#36;<\/span>52.00<\/bdi><\/span> inc. GST<\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"keyfact\"><div class=\"keyfact-k\">Turnaround<\/div><div class=\"keyfact-v\">80% within 1\u20133 minutes<\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"keyfact\"><div class=\"keyfact-k\">Recognised in<\/div><div class=\"keyfact-v\">All states &amp; territories<\/div><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- WHAT YOU GET -->\n<section class=\"section section-border-top\">\n  <div class=\"wrap\">\n    <div class=\"section-head\">\n      <div class=\"section-eyebrow\">What you get<\/div>\n      <h2>A national check, processed fast, secured properly<\/h2>\n      <p>A \u201cPolice Clearance WA\u201d is the same Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check used Australia-wide \u2014 it draws from the same national database and is recognised by employers, regulators, and volunteer organisations in every state and territory, not just Western Australia.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"cred-list\">\n      <div class=\"cred-item\">\n        <svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\" stroke=\"#005bab\" stroke-width=\"1.6\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 12l2.5 2.5L16 9\" stroke=\"#005bab\" stroke-width=\"1.6\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><\/path><\/svg>\n        100% online application\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"cred-item\">\n        <svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\" stroke=\"#005bab\" stroke-width=\"1.6\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 12l2.5 2.5L16 9\" stroke=\"#005bab\" stroke-width=\"1.6\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><\/path><\/svg>\n        Secure portal &amp; e-sharing\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"cred-item\">\n        <svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\" stroke=\"#005bab\" stroke-width=\"1.6\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 12l2.5 2.5L16 9\" stroke=\"#005bab\" stroke-width=\"1.6\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><\/path><\/svg>\n        Blockchain-protected records\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"cred-item\">\n        <svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\" stroke=\"#005bab\" stroke-width=\"1.6\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 12l2.5 2.5L16 9\" stroke=\"#005bab\" stroke-width=\"1.6\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><\/path><\/svg>\n        ACIC-accredited provider\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- WHAT SHOWS UP (citation magnet) -->\n<section class=\"section section-border-top\" style=\"background:var(--paper-warm)\">\n  <div class=\"wrap\">\n    <div class=\"section-head\">\n      <div class=\"section-eyebrow\">What shows up<\/div>\n      <h2>What appears on a WA police clearance?<\/h2>\n      <p>On a <strong>standard employment<\/strong> Police Clearance WA, disclosure of older Western Australian convictions is governed by the Spent Convictions Act 1988 (WA). Here is what generally does and doesn\u2019t appear.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"disclosure-grid\">\n      <div class=\"disc-card yes\">\n        <div class=\"disc-title\">Generally appears<\/div>\n        <div class=\"disc-sub\">Disclosable court outcomes from anywhere in Australia<\/div>\n        <ul class=\"disc-list\">\n          <li>Convictions that have not been made spent<\/li>\n          <li>Findings of guilt and certain court orders<\/li>\n          <li>Pending charges \u2014 matters before a court that aren\u2019t yet finalised<\/li>\n          <li>Court-convicted driving offences (e.g. drink or drug driving, dangerous driving)<\/li>\n          <li>Convictions from other Australian states and territories<\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"disc-card no\">\n        <div class=\"disc-title\">Generally does NOT appear<\/div>\n        <div class=\"disc-sub\">On a standard employment check \u2014 unless an exception applies<\/div>\n        <ul class=\"disc-list\">\n          <li>Convictions that have been made spent under the 1988 Act<\/li>\n          <li>Convictions covered by a spent conviction order made at sentencing<\/li>\n          <li>Non-conviction outcomes and most minor infringements not dealt with by a court<\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"callout\">\n      <strong>WA is different: spent convictions are not automatic.<\/strong> In most Australian states a conviction becomes spent by itself once enough time passes. In Western Australia it does not \u2014 a conviction stays disclosable until it is <strong>actively made spent<\/strong>, either by a court order at sentencing or by a later application. Time alone won\u2019t remove it.\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"prose\" style=\"margin-top:32px\">\n      <h3>How convictions become \u201cspent\u201d in Western Australia<\/h3>\n      <p>Western Australia\u2019s spent convictions scheme sits under the <strong>Spent Convictions Act 1988 (WA)<\/strong>. The Act splits old convictions into two types, and the path to spending one depends on which it is:<\/p>\n      <ul>\n        <li><strong>Lesser conviction<\/strong> \u2014 a sentence of imprisonment of <strong>one year or less<\/strong>, or a fine of <strong>less than $15,000<\/strong>. It is spent when you apply to the <strong>Commissioner of Police<\/strong> and a certificate is issued.<\/li>\n        <li><strong>Serious conviction<\/strong> \u2014 a sentence of imprisonment of <strong>more than one year<\/strong>, or a fine of <strong>$15,000 or more<\/strong>. It can only be made spent by applying to the <strong>District Court<\/strong>.<\/li>\n        <li>The waiting (\u201cprescribed\u201d) period is generally <strong>10 years<\/strong> \u2014 plus any period of imprisonment relevant to the conviction \u2014 and you must not reoffend during it.<\/li>\n        <li>A sentence of <strong>life imprisonment<\/strong> can never be made spent.<\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n      <p>A court can also make a <strong>spent conviction order<\/strong> at the time of sentencing, which spends the conviction immediately. Because spending isn\u2019t automatic, applying for a national police certificate prompts the WA Police Force to review whether any eligible lesser convictions can be treated as spent.<\/p>\n      <div class=\"callout\">\n        <strong>Exceptions \u2014 some roles see more.<\/strong> Even a spent WA conviction can still be disclosed for certain purposes set out in Schedule 3 of the Act \u2014 including working with children and other prescribed roles.\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- HOW IT WORKS -->\n<section class=\"section section-border-top\">\n  <div class=\"wrap-narrow\">\n    <div class=\"section-head\">\n      <div class=\"section-eyebrow\">How it works<\/div>\n      <h2>From application to certificate in about 5 minutes<\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"steps\">\n      <div class=\"step\">\n        <div class=\"step-num\">01<\/div>\n        <div>\n          <h3>Submit your application<\/h3>\n          <p>Provide your details and complete identity verification from your phone or computer \u2014 no appointments or paper forms.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"step\">\n        <div class=\"step-num\">02<\/div>\n        <div>\n          <h3>Receive confirmation<\/h3>\n          <p>You&#8217;ll get a confirmation email once your application is lodged, with details available in your secure Worker Checks portal.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"step\">\n        <div class=\"step-num\">03<\/div>\n        <div>\n          <h3>Get your result<\/h3>\n          <p>80% of checks are completed within 1\u20133 minutes. The remaining 20% are flagged for manual review by police agencies, which can take up to around 15 business days.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"step\">\n        <div class=\"step-num\">04<\/div>\n        <div>\n          <h3>Download or share<\/h3>\n          <p>Print your certificate, download the PDF, or e-share it directly with an employer from your portal.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- COMPARISON TABLE -->\n<section class=\"section section-border-top\" style=\"background:var(--paper-warm)\">\n  <div class=\"wrap\">\n    <div class=\"section-head\">\n      <div class=\"section-eyebrow\">How we compare<\/div>\n      <h2>Worker Checks vs other providers in WA<\/h2>\n      <p>A WA police clearance is identical no matter who issues it \u2014 the same national database, the same legal validity. The differences are price, speed, and whether a business portal is included.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"compare-hint\">\u2190 swipe to see the full table \u2192<\/div>\n    <div class=\"compare-scroll\">\n      <table class=\"compare-table\">\n        <thead>\n          <tr>\n            <th scope=\"col\">Provider<\/th>\n            <th scope=\"col\">Employment<\/th>\n            <th scope=\"col\">Volunteer<\/th>\n            <th scope=\"col\">Typical turnaround<\/th>\n            <th scope=\"col\">Business portal<\/th>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/thead>\n        <tbody>\n          <tr class=\"is-us\">\n            <td>Worker Checks<span class=\"us-badge\">Best value<\/span><\/td>\n            <td class=\"cell-strong\"><span class=\"woocommerce-Price-amount amount\"><bdi><span class=\"woocommerce-Price-currencySymbol\" translate=\"no\">&#36;<\/span>52.00<\/bdi><\/span> inc. GST<\/td>\n            <td class=\"cell-strong\"><span class=\"woocommerce-Price-amount amount\"><bdi><span class=\"woocommerce-Price-currencySymbol\" translate=\"no\">&#36;<\/span>21.00<\/bdi><\/span> inc. GST<\/td>\n            <td class=\"cell-strong\">80% within 1\u20133 min<\/td>\n            <td><span class=\"tick\">\u2713<\/span> BusinessHub (free)<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr><td>AuthNTick<\/td><td>~$59 (incl. fees)<\/td><td>~$23<\/td><td>Within 24 hours<\/td><td><span class=\"tick\">\u2713<\/span> Yes<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>CrimCheck<\/td><td>~$60<\/td><td>~$23<\/td><td>~2 in 3 within 2 biz days<\/td><td><span class=\"tick\">\u2713<\/span> Yes<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>ANCC<\/td><td>~$58<\/td><td>~$27<\/td><td>1\u20133 business days<\/td><td><span class=\"tick\">\u2713<\/span> Yes<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>National Crime Check<\/td><td>~$59<\/td><td>~$30<\/td><td>~70% in 1\u20132 biz days<\/td><td><span class=\"tick\">\u2713<\/span> Yes (API)<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>Checked Australia<\/td><td>~$64<\/td><td>~$34<\/td><td>Within 1 hour<\/td><td><span class=\"tick\">\u2713<\/span> Yes<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>CVCheck (fit2work)<\/td><td>~$65<\/td><td>~$27<\/td><td>95% in 10 biz days<\/td><td><span class=\"tick\">\u2713<\/span> Yes (API)<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>Crime Check Australia<\/td><td>~$99<\/td><td>~$69<\/td><td>Within 1 hour<\/td><td><span class=\"tick\">\u2713<\/span> Yes<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>AFP<\/td><td>$56 (GST exempt)<\/td><td>$56 (GST exempt)<\/td><td>5\u20137 business days<\/td><td><span class=\"tick-muted\">\u2715<\/span> No<\/td><\/tr>\n        <\/tbody>\n      <\/table>\n    <\/div>\n    <p class=\"compare-note\">Worker Checks pricing and turnaround are current and confirmed, and include GST with no additional processing or transaction fees at checkout \u2014 the price shown is what you pay. 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In Western Australia a \u201cpolice clearance\u201d or \u201cnational police certificate\u201d is a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCCHC). It draws on the national police database and is recognised in every Australian state and territory, so a clearance obtained through Worker Checks is valid nationwide.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"faq-item\">\n        <h3>What shows up on a WA police clearance?<\/h3>\n        <p>A standard employment clearance shows disclosable court outcomes from anywhere in Australia \u2014 convictions that have not been made spent, findings of guilt, certain court orders, and pending charges. Convictions that have been made spent under the Spent Convictions Act 1988 generally don\u2019t appear unless the check is for an exempt purpose.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"faq-item\">\n        <h3>Do convictions become spent automatically in WA?<\/h3>\n        <p>No \u2014 and this is the key difference from most other states. 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The waiting period is generally 10 years plus any term of imprisonment, with no reoffending.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"faq-item\">\n        <h3>How much does a WA police clearance cost?<\/h3>\n        <p>A WA employment police clearance is <span class=\"woocommerce-Price-amount amount\"><bdi><span class=\"woocommerce-Price-currencySymbol\" translate=\"no\">&#36;<\/span>52.00<\/bdi><\/span> and a volunteer clearance is <span class=\"woocommerce-Price-amount amount\"><bdi><span class=\"woocommerce-Price-currencySymbol\" translate=\"no\">&#36;<\/span>21.00<\/bdi><\/span>, both including GST. Worker Checks adds no processing or transaction fees at checkout, so the price shown is what you pay.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"faq-item\">\n        <h3>How long does a WA police clearance take?<\/h3>\n        <p>Around 80% of clearances are returned within 1\u20133 minutes. The remaining applications are referred for manual review by police agencies, which can take up to around 15 business days \u2014 no provider can speed up a manual review.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"faq-item\">\n        <h3>How long is my clearance available after I receive it?<\/h3>\n        <p>Your result is available in your Worker Checks portal for 3 months, after which it is removed under Commonwealth requirements \u2014 so download and save your certificate within that window. A police clearance has no fixed expiry, but most organisations won\u2019t accept one older than 3 months.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"faq-item\">\n        <h3>Does an interstate conviction show up on my WA clearance?<\/h3>\n        <p>Yes. A police clearance is national, so a conviction recorded in any state or territory appears no matter where you apply from. 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