Applying if you have a Serious Criminal Conviction
You will need to fill out the Serious Criminal Convictions Additional Information Form. Keep a copy and send it back to us. If you don't return it within 8 weeks, your application will be paused.
If you would like a person or an organisation to contact the Scheme and act on your behalf for the purposes of the Scheme, you can access the Redress Nominee Form.
Serious Criminal Convictions Additional Information Form
The form has two parts:
- Part A: Provides information for a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCCHC).
- Part B: Provides details about your conviction and any rehabilitation efforts that you have participated in.
How do we decide to accept your redress application?
We will review your NCCHC results and your Part B information. This will determine whether you need to go through the special assessment process.
If you do, the Scheme Operator will then consider:
- advice from the Specified Advisor for the jurisdiction where you committed the offence and the Specified Adviser where you experienced the abuse (noting it may be the same jurisdiction for both, so may be the same Specified Adviser)
- what your sentence was for and how long it was
- how much time has passed since the offence
- your rehabilitation and
- other relevant information you provide to us.
Outcome
The Scheme Operator will decide if you being entitled to redress would bring the scheme into disrepute or adversely affect public confidence in, or support for, the Scheme. If approved, your application will continue as usual. We will inform you of the outcome.
