(2) After 10 years from the date of the conviction
Provided you have not received a penalty of imprisonment for more than one year t or a fine of $15,000 or more your conviction(s) will be automatically spent after 10 years. This will automatically happen when you apply for a National Police Certificate.
Alternatively, you can apply to the WA Police for any eligible WA convictions to be spent, without getting a National Police Certificate. There is no fee for this application, but you won’t receive a copy of your National Police Certificate at the end.
(3) Serious Offences
If you have been convicted of a serious offence ie you received a penalty of one year or more imprisonment or a fine of over $15,000, You can apply to the District Court to have a serious conviction spent after a certain waiting period.
The waiting period is usually 10 years plus the length of the term of imprisonment imposed. This waiting period is less for some offences. There are rules about what happens to the waiting period, if you are convicted of new offences before your old convictions have been spent.
