Spent Conviction

In South Australia, the Spent Convictions Act 2009 sets out the law on when a conviction is not disclosed on your criminal record. A spent conviction is a conviction that can’t be disclosed and will not show on a police record check. A conviction is spent immediately if a court finds an offence proved or…

Victoria does not come under the various spent conviction laws which govern federal offences, and offences committed in every other state. These laws allow you not to disclose offences in which you have had a no conviction, or spent conviction, recorded. In Victoria all findings of guilt are disclosed on your criminal record even if…

In Queensland, a spent conviction is a criminal conviction that has lapsed after a period of time, which results in it being removed from a person’s criminal record. If a conviction is spent it does not appear on a police record check and a person can’t be asked or forced to reveal the conviction, with…