How To Request That Old Convictions Are Considered Spent
If you have been previously convicted of a crime, even if you served your sentence or paid the fine, it can still cause a number of difficulties in your life. Even with the best criminal lawyer representing you, they cannot simply wipe the slate clean for you, no matter how model a citizen you are now.
However, what your criminal lawyer from www.theperthcriminallawyers.com.au can do – is to start the process of having your conviction considered as spent. Once this occurs, you are no longer obligated by law to disclose that you have been previously convicted of a crime to anyone.
Now you might be thinking, that if you were asked to disclose any criminal convictions that you could simply not admit anything for the reason that you have already served your punishment, be that a prison sentence, community service, or a fine. Unfortunately, it is not that simple, and worse, by withholding that information, you could be committing yet another crime.
There are a number of circumstances in which you are legally obligated to disclose any previous conviction and when we explain them, you will hopefully understand why. First, anyone who is applying to become a police, prison or transport officer must disclose. This is understandable given that those who are employed to uphold the law, should not be lawbreakers themselves.
Other roles that involve high levels of duty of care must also disclose convictions. This list sees those who work in hospitals, schools, and care centres, as well as anyone who wishes to be a volunteer.