While the WA Police does not "clear" individuals for employment and licence purposes, anyone can apply for a National Police Certificate and a State Traffic Certificate.
These certificates are available for Western Australian residents only.
National Police Certificate
A National Police Certificate or NPC lists an individuals court outcomes and/or pending charges that are deemed disclosable at the time of application. The certificate is used by many employers and licensing bodies as part of their screening purposes.
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State Traffic Certificate
A Traffic Certificate lists your disclosable traffic history, recorded by the WA Police, in Western Australia. There is currently no provision for issuing a National Traffic Certificate. For traffic history outside Western Australia contact police in that state to request a traffic certificate.
How to apply
You must apply in person at your local police station and provide suitable identification.
Application fee: $21.70
More information:
Tel: (08) 9268 7777
Email us
Spent Conviction Applications
Having a conviction declared spent effectively limits the disclosure of that conviction. For example, a conviction which has been spent is not listed on a National Police Certificate. However, certain government departments, licensing bodies as well as the Police and Courts of Law have exemptions under the Spent Convictions Act 1988 and have access to convictions that have been spent.
WA Police can only spend a lesser conviction heard in a WA Court. A lesser conviction is one for which a fine of $15, 000 or less or a term of imprisonment not more than 12 months was imposed.
For a conviction to be eligible to be declared spent the conviction in question must be over 10 years old. In addition, the most recent conviction (which includes traffic and interstate matters) must be over ten years old or have a fine of less than $500.
How to apply
Method 1
Application forms can be downloaded here.
Your application needs to be witnessed before a person authorised to take a statutory declaration. This includes:
a) a justice of the peace
b) a Commissioner for declarations
c) an officer of the Public service
d) a Police officer
e) a local government official
f) a certified practicing accountant
Once the form is complete please post it to:
Spent Convictions
Locked Bag 35
Perth Business Centre, WA, 6849
There is no fee attached to an application under method 1.
Method 2
An application to spend convictions is also included as part of the National Police Certificate (NPC) Application Form.
This means when you apply for a NPC, WA Police will automatically assess the eligibility of convictions and declare them spent, if appropriate, before issuing a NPC.
A National Police Certificate application incurs a fee of $55.50.
More information can be found here or by contacting 1300 651 963.
Working with Children Checks
The Working with Children (Criminal Record Checking) Act 2004 was proclaimed on 1 January 2006. Under the legislation, people working with children in certain types of employment or volunteer work must have a national criminal record check.
Working with Children Checks for certain groups commenced on 1 January 2006, with checks for further categories being phased-in over five years.
The new law helps protect children in Western Australia by:
- deterring people with criminal records indicating they may harm children, from applying for work with children; and
- preventing people with such records, who apply for work with children, from gaining positions of trust in certain paid and voluntary work.
How to apply
Applications for a Working with Children Check must be made in person at selected Australia Post outlets statewide.
The Working with Children Check is subsidised for all applicants.
$50 for paid people in child-related work; and
$10 for volunteers and other unpaid people.
More information:
National Police Checks for Volunteers
The Department for Communities together with the Western Australia Police, runs a program providing Western Australian organisations with a National Police Check for their volunteers at a reduced fee of $11.50 per person checked.
The program has been extended to include any organisation involving volunteers, including State government and private sector organisations.
How to apply
Reduced fee Volunteer Police Checks are NOT available to individuals and cannot be applied for at police stations.
Organisations must register for the program with the Department for Communities.
An information package including a registration form can be downloaded at the Department for Communities website.
More information:
Department for Communities
Tel: (08) 6217 8500
Email us
Travel Visa Applications (including fingerprints)
Travel visa applications for overseas countries (including fingerprints) are only processed by the Australian Federal Police office at:
619 Murray Street, West Perth
Tel: (08) 9320 3444.
Country applicants, please contact your local police station for advice.
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