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Question by oh dear: please help! what is the offence classed as and will it be on my record?
Please help me! I have enrolled in nursing at uni and am required to complete a criminal history record check and present a national police certificate before I am able to undertake any clinical practice placements

The document I received from uni said this:

“Most Australian health care agencies require a Criminal History Record Check for all staff, students and volunteers who will come into contact with children, elderly and vulnerable people. The Tasmanian Department of Health and Human Services requires, ‘all positions classified in the Nursing Stream who provide direct care or services to patients and or clients’ to be checked for:
– Crimes of Violence
– Sex related Offences
– Serious Drug Offences
– Crimes Involving Dishonesty”    Read more...

Traffic stop case – Twp. to appeal court decision
Drugs seized from the motorist during the traffic stop on I-280 should have been excluded from evidence under Ohio law, the Sixth District Court of Appeals has ruled in partially overturning a November 2012 decision of a lower court. Terrance Brown, 27 …
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Heroin users place burden on jails
Take, for example, local authorities charging: • Three West Virginia residents with heroin trafficking and multiple drug possession violations in October in Vermilion Township. … But officials representing agencies overseeing drug use need to convene …
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The Smuggler: 'Don't stutter, be cool, breathe'
“At the end of the day, you think money is most important,” said Tolliver, who wishes he had studied law, not broken it. “But in … And the lawyer had compelling statistics to back up the race claim, so the state agreed to drop trafficking charges …
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Grassley Warns of Iranian Terrorist Infiltration Through Visa Program
Earlier this year, Iranian-American Manssor Arbabsiar was sentenced for plotting with Iranian officials and Mexican drug cartel members to kill the Saudi Ambassador to the United States. The plan was to bomb a Washington D.C. restaurant where the …
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Bells toll in Newtown, Connecticut
A 38-year-old man faces felony drug charges after being arrested in Pennsylvania for possession of marijuana. Pennsylvania State Police say they found 20 pounds …. The U.S. and its allies worry that technology from the space program could also be …
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Mike Tyson is an appalling role model but I thought we were a country that …
Over the years, he's been convicted for rape, assault, cocaine possession and drunk driving. Even though he served his time in jail, we in … Having served six weeks of a six-month sentence, he was denied a spousal visa that would have allowed him to …
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Man arrested for heroin after release for murder
Williams, who was sentenced in September 1997 by Boyd Circuit Judge C. David Hagerman, served time in the Marion Adjustment Center, according to the Kentucky Offender Online Lookup System. Williams pleaded guilty to charges of murder, first-degree …
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Ex-Senate staffer seeks release in porn charges
Lamar Alexander has asked a judge to release him from custody and let him live with his parents as he faces federal child pornography charges. Ryan Loskarn, 35, was arrested Wednesday on charges of possessing child pornography and attempting to …
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Bench gives UNC a shot against Kentucky
… player Will Graves faces misdemeanor drug charges after police found marijuana and drug paraphernalia at a residence owned by coach Roy Williams. Police cited Graves on Dec. 6 with simple marijuana possession and possession of drug paraphernalia.
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Sex workers and druggies escape eviction from Gold Coast high rise apartments
Mrs Hutchison said she contacted both the Rental Tenancies Authority and Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal but neither bodies had jurisdiction. She said she had made an application in the courts for a warrant of possession only to be told …
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Police won't tolerate violence over festive season
The operation will be conducted simultaneously across Australia and New Zealand. Last year, 441 people were arrested across Queensland with 573 charges, including assaults, police assault, possessing dangerous drugs and burglary. Topics: christmas …
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Bikies among 11 in court on raft of drug charges
Properties in Hodgson Vale, Kleinton, Pittsworth, Toowoomba and Helidon Spa were among the 30 across southern Queensland raided in the operation. Police allege amphetamines, cannabis, steroids, … Donaldson and Sloan faced charges including …
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Woman Accidentally Shot By Law Enforcement During Drug Raid
Arnold Haney, 30, was charged with possession of drug abuse instruments. He was also wanted out of Indiana. Jason Hall, 34, was arrested on a warrant out of Pike County. Ashley Rowley, 23, was charged with child endangering. A juvenile at the scene was …
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NCAA moves to dismiss
"The NCAA's rules do not force athletes who wish to be professionals to enroll in school," NCAA chief legal officer Donald Remy said in a statement. … FORMER HEEL BUSTED: Former North Carolina player Will Graves faces misdemeanor drug charges after …
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Missouri Man Jeff Mizanskey Serving Life In Prison For Pot Possession
Though Mizanskey had never previously been to jail and had never committed a violent crime, he was given life in prison under Missouri's "prior and persistent drug offender" law, which allows judges to order life sentences for third-time felons, even …
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