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Civil Court Records

Whilst other databases show defaults/judgements and other finalised civil court matters, this is the only available search resource for civil court matters when they are first lodged before the courts.

Alias & AKA Names

Contains daily criminal and civil court records where persons involved in a matter are recorded as also having an alias, A.K.A. (also known as) or maiden (nee) name/s.

Domestic Violence Records

Contains only records where the matter types/offences relate to domestic violence. ACT records are not included as those courts do not provide offences/matter types in their daily court listings.

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Total records by state

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QLD District/Supreme Courts
Matter: Yes
Court Room: Varies
Case/File No: No
Court Official: Yes
Offence: No
Additional Info: No

QLD Magistrates Courts
Matter: No
Court Room: Varies
Case/File No. No
Court Official: No
Offence: No
Additional Info: No (*)

NSW - all courts
Matter: Yes
Court Room: Varies
Case/File No. Yes
Court Official: Varies
Offence: No
Additional Info: Yes

VIC Supreme Court
Matter: Yes
Court Room: Yes
Case/File No. Yes
Court Official: Yes
Offence: No
Additional Info: Yes

VIC Magistrates Court
Matter: Yes
Court Room: Yes (current)
Case/File No. Yes
Court Official: No
Offence: No
Additional Info: Yes

VIC County Courts
Matter: Yes
Court Room: Yes
Case/File No. Yes
Court Official: Yes
Offence: No
Additional Info: No

SA - all courts
Matter: Yes
Court Room: Yes
Case/File No. Yes
Court Official: Yes
Offence: Yes
Additional Info: No

WA District/Supreme Courts
Matter: Yes
Court Room: Yes
Case/File No. Varies
Court Official: Varies
Offence: No
Additional Info: No

WA Magistrates Courts
Matter: No
Court Room: Yes
Case/File No. No
Court Official: No
Offence: No
Additional Info: No

Nt Supreme Court
Matter: Yes
Court Room: Yes
Case/File No. Yes
Court Official: Yes
Offence: No
Additional Info: Yes

NT Local Courts
Matter: Yes
Court Room: Varies
Case/File No. Yes
Court Official: No
Offence: Yes
Additional Info: Varies

TAS Supreme Courts
Matter: Yes
Court Room: Yes
Case/File No. Yes
Court Official: No
Offence: No
Additional Info: Yes

TAS Magistrates Courts
Matter: Yes
Court Room: Yes
Case/File No. Yes
Court Official: No
Offence: Yes
Additional Info: No

ACT Supreme Court
Matter: Yes
Court Room: Yes
Case/File No. Yes
Court Official: No
Offence: Yes
Additional Info: Yes

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Individuals

Check up on that new person on the internet dating scene or just look up work colleagues, neighbours or even a new or old boy/girl friend.

Federal, State & Local government

We have a number of Federal, State and local council account holders and imagine the ACCR database would mainly be used for HR or perhaps insurance/liability claim reasons.

Legal Firms

Legal firms will often make applications to courts for additional information about a particular matter. The ACCR database can provide specific information as to the particular court, the date of the appearance and often the case file number. This can assist in preventing a refusal on “fishing” grounds where too broad a request is made.

In addition, further information about a party involved in a litigated matter can be of potential assistance.

Private Investigators

The ACCR database is an invaluable resource for any investigator providing background check services. It is also great in checking out not only the subject of an investigation, but also a domestic matter client. NSW records specifically identify persons before the courts in relation to Apprehended Violence Applications.

Further assistance is provided by pin-pointing people at a particular location on a particular day. If you’ve been looking for someone in Queensland and find a person with the same (uncommon) name has appeared before the courts in another state, then a change of focus is worthwhile.

As the ACCR (along with the Civil Court Records Australia database) contain official court listings, the spelling of the name is likely to be accurate. In addition, often additional middle names can be found to better target additional searches.

Free access to the Alias Names Australia database is also available to help identify any alias, AKA or maiden names.

Skip Tracers

As detailed in the Private Investigators section, “assistance is provided by pin-pointing people at a particular location on a particular day. If you’ve been looking for someone in Queensland and find a person with the same (uncommon) name has appeared before the courts in another state, then a change of focus is worthwhile.”

“As the ACCR (along with the Civil Court Records Australia database) contain official court listings, the spelling of the name is likely to be accurate. In addition, often extra middle names can be found to better target further searches.”

“Free access to the Alias Names Australia database is also available to help identify any alias, AKA or maiden names.”

1. The spelling of the name I have is correct, but the listing shows a slightly different spelling

Our data is taken directly from published official court websites and what is shown here is how it appeared on that site. It's possible the original data could have had a typo, but it's also possible the data is as it was spelt and they are two separate persons.

2. How can I be sure the listing shown is for the same person I am interested in?

The ACCR Database provides information on which type of court the person attended (e.g. in a Magistrates/Local, District or Supreme Court) as well as that court's location and the date of appearance.

You will then need to contact that particular court directly and inquire whether any additional information is available. For example, some courts allow persons to apply for a copy of the Certificate of Conviction - usually there is a fee involved with such an application.

Qld Magistrate Court matters: The type of matter can sometimes be determined by the court room number. Go to the "more" section in the main menu and click on "qld additional information".

3. How can I find additional information about a court attendance other than what is shown here?

4. I'm certain the person has been before the courts, but the name doesn't come up

Depending on the state being searched, not all court attendance records published daily by some courts contain a full name. For example, some listings in the Brisbane District and Supreme Courts (Qld) only contain a surname (or a surname and initial) and this data is not included in the ACCR database. But, that said, other District and Supreme Courts in Qld, such as Hervey Bay, Rockhampton and Cairns (to name just a few) do include full names.

Please check the "our data" page for a full break-down of which courts in various states contain specific data types.

5. How far back does the online data go?

The online database contains court attendance data from the following dates per state:

NSW - August 2014 - Searchable PDFs go back to 2012
QLD - November 2012
VIC - September 2014 - Searchable PDFs go back to 2012
TAS - February 2015
SA - March 2013
WA - September 2014 - District & Supreme Courts
WA Magistrates Courts - August 2016
NT - July 2014
ACT Supreme Court - 2012 & 2013, then from September 2016

6. What time are the daily records added?

On most days between 9.00 am and 10.00 am. To quickly check whether the database as been updated on that day, search for the letters CO in the surname field (C and O together are one of the most common two letter combinations for names). If one or more of the records shows that day's date, then they will have been updated.

NSW court listing are collected twice per day - once at around 9.00 am and again at around 4.00 pm. There are usually around an additional 200-300 records from the afternoon update.

7. Why have I been chaged twice?

We get this question every now and again. In every case so far, it has come down to a misreading of an online credit card transaction list.

Look closely at what you think are two separate transactions. Does one say "Pending" and the other "Completed"? If so, you haven't been charged twice - it's simply how your credit card provider lists transactions. PayPal and your credit card provider handle each transaction totally separately and this is not something over which we have any control.

However, if you thought a transaction didn't go through properly and repeated the transaction with PayPal and then find both have gone through, please let us know and we'll will be happy to immediately refund the second payment.

8. How do I obtain my own police criminal history?

To obtain an official Police Criminal History Check, you will need to go to a local police station, fill in the applicable form/s and pay the applicable fee. Be sure to take adequate ID. The procedure varies from state to state so it might be a good idea to conduct some searches first for your particular state.

A number of online services are also available. Some examples are provided below:

www.veritascheck.com.au
www.epolicecheck.com.au
www.policecheckexpress.com.au
www.nationalcrimecheck.com.au

9. The ACCR database -v- an official police criminal history

The ACCR database and an official police criminal history check will both provide information that the other does not provide.

An official police criminal history check ONLY records details of whether someone has been CONVICTED of an offence. It does not show court attendances before an Australian court for a criminal related matter. Therefore, if someone is before the courts and has been charged for say, multiple assault or drug related charges, but has not been convicted of those offences, then this information will not appear on a police criminal history extract.

The ACCR Database on the other hand, WILL show all court attendances. But, it won't show convictions in any of the database records for any Australian state.

You might feel that (ideally) information from both sources will provide better all-round information.

However, it is also important to note that, just because someone has been charged by police and has been before the courts (but not not necessarily convicted of an offence) that this information should necessarily be seen or viewed as being detrimental towards that person. A person is considered innocence of an offence until they have been convicted of that offence.

10. Can I obtain a police criminal history on someone else?

In most circumstances, you can't and it would be illegal to even try and do so. Note: no private investigator in Australia has legitimate access to a police criminal history check.

The only exceptions would be where, for example, a court order could be sort as part of a litigated matter or where an FOI (Freedom of Information) request would be appropriate - such an example would be researching a now deceased family member.

11. Does the database contain records of businesses or companies that appear before the courts?

No. Only names of people appearing before the various criminal courts are recorded.

However, a separate Civil Court Records database is available at no cost for civil court attendance matters. Individuals as well as companies and organisations can be searched. See: www.civil-court-records.com.au

12. I used the free names search, but the paid search didn't provide much additional information

The Free Name Search ONLY provides name matches. Nothing else.

However, a paid-access search always reveals:

• The state
* The date
* The full name of the actual court listing
* The type of court - e.g. Magistrates, District or Supreme
* The location of the court

The above information can often be enough to then apply to the particular court for additional information - note: different court and states have different requirements.

In addition to the above, the following information is also sometimes available:

* The listing type - e.g. trial, sentence, mention, etc.
* The court room number
* The case file number
* Additional information - such as the relevant offence/s for SA, NT and TAS, or the magistrate/judge hearing the matter.

The ACCR website has extensive information about what is and isn't available in all courts and in all states. There are also links to the "What information is available" webpage on the Home page as well as a link to "our data" in the top menu bar.

There is a highlighted section on the Home page that clearly identifies the ACCR Database is NOT a police criminal history search and also provides additional information on the different between the two data sources.

Information and additional resources are also supplied, including information on such things as how Qld court room numbers in certain magistrates courts can assist in identifying the type of matter being heard in that court room on that day.

At the very top of the ACCR Database Purchase Access page is the following:

"Before making a purchase, please check the 'What information is available' and 'FAQ' sections - links are in the page footer."

The ACCR website and database is very transparent and detailed as to the information that can be expected. But, unfortunately we can't make people read it.

13. Where would I be able to obtain information on court matters that are say, 10 years or older?

Older matters are likely to be stored in State Archives, or perhaps might even be available from the State Library. You will need to check with both in the relevant state.

Search help

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Enter a given name and surname in the respective fields - neither Is CaSe sensitive.

The name can be shortened if you are uncertain of the spelling - e.g. Phil instead of Philip/Phillip. If the given name or surname is reasonably uncommon, either can be searched.

It's best to initially use only one name for the given name and surname. If a surname has multiple names, use just the last part of the name, e.g. for 'Van Der Lynde', use just 'Lynde'. For names with MAC, MC, LE, LA, O', Van, etc. prefix, it's best to eliminate these letters from your search.

Civil Court Records

Alias & AKA Names

Domestic Violence Records

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