WA Will Drink Driving Charge Appear on Federal Police Clearance?

[Jaimi]

Hello!

Just wondering...I had a WA police clearance in 2012 which did not list my drink driving charge (which occurred in 2011). It came up as clear! I am now applying for a federal clearance - will it show? And why wouldn't it have shown on my state clearance?

Thanks

 

[Sophea]

Hi Jaimi,

If you were convicted of drink driving I would have thought that it would appear on your state check. However different Australian states handle some traffic offences as traffic offences and some make them criminal records. I have a feeling that in WA, over a certain BAC like 0.15 - for which the maximum penalty is a jail sentence would be considered a criminal offence, but perhaps just over 0.05 would not be considered as such. Its hard to say.


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