{"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\/zh-hans\/docs\/what-are-disclosable-court-outcomes-dcos\/","title":{"rendered":"\u4ec0\u4e48\u662f\u53ef\u62ab\u9732\u7684\u6cd5\u5ead\u7ed3\u679c (DCO)\uff1f"},"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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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\">\u5907\u6ce8<\/div>\n    <p>Spent conviction laws <a href=\"https:\/\/workerchecks.com\/zh-hans\/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>\u8fd9\u4e9b\u7ed3\u8bba\u4e0d\u540c\u4e8e\u5931\u6548\u7684\u5b9a\u7f6a\uff0c\u53ef\u80fd\u9700\u8981\u6cd5\u5f8b\u54a8\u8be2\u6765\u89e3\u51b3\u3002.<\/p>\n\n  <h2>\u4e0d\u53ef\u62ab\u9732\u7684\u6cd5\u5ead\u7ed3\u679c (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>\u8fd9\u662f\u4e00\u4e2a\u660e\u786e\u7684\u8b66\u65b9\u68c0\u67e5\u7ed3\u679c\u3002.<\/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>\u6fb3\u5927\u5229\u4e9a\u8054\u90a6\u8b66\u5bdf\u5c40\u8bb0\u5f55<\/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>\u4ee5\u4e0b\u60c5\u51b5\u901a\u5e38\u9700\u8981\u8fdb\u884c\u8b66\u65b9\u68c0\u67e5\uff1a<\/p>\n  <ul>\n    <li><strong>\u5c31\u4e1a\u7b5b\u9009<\/strong> \u2014 financial roles, healthcare, childcare, aged care<\/li>\n    <li><strong>NDIS \u5de5\u4eba\u7b5b\u9009<\/strong> \u2014 disability support workers<\/li>\n    <li><strong>\u4e0e\u513f\u7ae5\u4e00\u8d77\u5de5\u4f5c<\/strong> \u2014 teachers, coaches, childcare workers<\/li>\n    <li><strong>\u4e0e\u5f31\u52bf\u7fa4\u4f53\u5408\u4f5c<\/strong> \u2014 aged care, disability support<\/li>\n    <li><strong>\u8bb8\u53ef<\/strong> \u2014 firearms, security, real estate, rideshare drivers<\/li>\n    <li><strong>\u7b7e\u8bc1\u548c\u516c\u6c11\u8eab\u4efd\u7533\u8bf7<\/strong><\/li>\n    <li><strong>\u5fd7\u613f\u8005\u804c\u4f4d<\/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>\u6709\u6548\u6027<\/h3>\n  <ul>\n    <li>police checks don\u2019t technically \u201cexpire\u201d<\/li>\n    <li>most organisations accept checks less than <strong>3 \u4e2a\u6708\u5927<\/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>\u4efb\u4f55\u5e74\u6ee1 18 \u5c81\u7684\u4eba\u90fd\u53ef\u4ee5\u7533\u8bf7\u8b66\u65b9\u6838\u67e5\u3002\u83b7\u5f97\u81ea\u5df1\u7684\u68c0\u67e5\u6709\u52a9\u4e8e\u60a8\uff1a<\/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>\u5904\u7406\u65f6\u95f4<\/h2>\n  <h3>\u6807\u51c6\u52a0\u5de5<\/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>\u4e0d<\/strong> \u672a\u7ecf\u60a8\u7684\u660e\u786e\u540c\u610f\u5171\u4eab\u60a8\u7684\u7ed3\u679c\u3002.<\/p>\n  <p>\u6211\u4eec\u7684\u540c\u610f\u7a0b\u5e8f<\/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> \u7ed9\u63d0\u51fa\u7533\u8bf7\u7684\u7ec4\u7ec7<\/li>\n        <li><strong>not approve release<\/strong> \u5e76\u5c06\u7ed3\u679c\u4fdd\u5bc6<\/li>\n        <li><strong>dispute the result<\/strong> \u5982\u679c\u60a8\u8ba4\u4e3a\u5b83\u5305\u542b\u9519\u8bef<\/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>\u9700\u8981\u5e2e\u52a9\u5417\uff1f<\/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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