Which Convictions do you declare on Citizenship Applications.
You must tell the Department about any convictions you may have had in Australia or overseas.
A conviction is a criminal charge leading to a guilty verdict in a
court of law resulting in imprisonment or a fine or good behaviour bond.
A traffic infringement, such as an on-the-spot speeding or parking fine is not considered a conviction.
Spent convictions
You must declare spent convictions in your application.
Source: Form 1290 (Design date 01/21) – Page 5
Conviction examples:
A court conviction 40 years ago, resulting in a good behaviour bond MUST still be declared.
A normal (issued on the spot) speeding fine does not need to be declared.
A speeding offence that goes to court, resulting in a conviction, DOES need to be declared.