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What records will be checked?

The WWC Check considers criminal records to see if people have charges or convictions that indicate they may be of harm to a child

National criminal record information is routinely collected from sources in Western Australia (not overseas) and will be assessed as part of a WWC Check.  This may include information about :

  • all convictions for any offence that you have, from when you were a child or an adult;
  • any ‘spent’ convictions you have (a ‘spent’ conviction is one that does not need to be ordinarily declared)
  • any pending charge for a Class 1 or Class 2 offence  (a “pending” charge is a charge that has not yet been decided by a court); and
  • any “non-conviction” charge for a Class 1 or Class 2 offence (a “non-conviction” charge is a charge that has been finalised by a court but did not result in a conviction).

Information about your criminal record may also be obtained from authorized bodies in Western Australia and similar authorities in other States and Territories such as:

  • the Police 
  • the Director of Public Prosecutions 
  • the Department of Corrective Services
  • the Department of the Attorney General
  • Courts.

How will a decision be made?
The WWC Screening Unit will make the decision as to whether to issue the applicant with a WWC Card.

A criminal record in itself will not necessarily prevent a person from working with children.  The WWC Screening Unit is required to consider the nature of the charges or convictions and the relevance of the criminal record to working with children.