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The Australian newspaper uses CDA data for analysis

26/2/2023

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​The Australian newspaper used CDA data for an article on 24 February 2023 titled, Lifted booze bans 'fed weapons surge in Alice Springs'.

NT daily court list data from 2014 to Jan 2023 was provided (minus names) for their analysis.


The full article can be viewed using the following link:
https://cda-link.info/Lifted_Booze_Bans
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Update: Why Aren't (Police) Criminal Record Checks Enough?

23/12/2022

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After publishing the "Why Aren't (Police) Criminal Record Checks Enough?" post (link), I received a message from an investigator who gave me their perspective on just how unreliable official police criminal history checks can sometimes be.

I've quoted that message below. 
I just saw the article you posted on criminal record checks. I obviously can’t make a comment on your post because my experience is in regards to jobs I did which are confidential. But I’ve seen police clearances for people whose names don’t exactly match their names on their license. And even one whose name on the criminal record check was just a first name. And unlike your database I don’t believe that the criminal record checks match up to names that are close, because for one particular case I knew that the person had a record and the record check came back clear.

So it seems people can put any names or variations they want or birthdates (because I’ve seen these wrong also) and of course the system spits out there is no record of them in there. But of course they are spitting out reports for people who don’t exist essentially. In one case I pointed it out to the Department of families that one of their staff had provided a criminal record check in a name different from their license and they couldn’t have cared less. Some people don’t even check documents they are given for consistency.  Where does it breakdown because you’re supposed to provide proof of ID when you apply for the criminal record check. 
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Why Aren't (Police) Criminal Record Checks Enough?

18/12/2022

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Precision Integrity Services (a NSW based investigation agency run by two former NSW police officers, Anthony Macklin & Danny Mikati) has a really good section on their website dealing with background checks and the limitations of official police criminal history searches. 

The article is reproduced in full below, but can also be accessed directly at the following link - you'll need to scroll down a little.  
​https://privateinvestigatorsydney.com.au/background-checks/

​Why Aren't Criminal Record Checks Enough?

A National Police Check will only reveal limited information. This information is specific to convictions received for a criminal offence or a traffic offence for which a conviction is received at court. The check doesn’t include convictions received by a person when they were a child and five years has passed, or where the conviction is more than 10 years old. There are exceptions to this, including where the offence was sexual or where the person was sentenced to prison time in excess of six months. However, where a business or individual is attempting to ascertain a complete picture of a person’s character and past behaviour, there are serious gaps in the information. 

A National Police Check won’t show whether a person has been put before a court on numerous occasions, but the charges were withdrawn, or they were found not guilty, and it won’t show infringement notices. This may seem insignificant, but this information may be of extreme relevance and that’s where Precision Integrity Private Investigators Sydney can help. Our investigators can access when a person has been brought before a court, regardless of the outcome. Furthermore, we can conduct multiple checks using various versions of a person’s name or identity information, which will produce a more accurate picture of a person’s interactions with the law. 

While it is important to consider a person is considered innocent until proven guilty, the court process is complex, and a not guilty verdict does not necessarily equate to a person being innocent. The burden of proof in a criminal court is beyond a reasonable doubt, which means the prosecution, or police, have proved there is no viable alternative than a person’s guilt. The prosecution’s case can be nullified by the defence creating a reasonable alternative. 

It is also common practice for defence lawyers to target procedural problems with a police investigation that can cause a matter to be dismissed. In those instances, a person’s guilt is often irrelevant to the outcome. As such, you should take into consideration whether an individual has been charged on multiple occasions, regardless of the outcome. This information is invaluable and is only available by way of professional background checks Sydney.
Click here for the update dated 23 Dec 2020 on this topic
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Tips for Investigators & Researches #3

18/9/2022

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ID persons who are a Junior (Jnr) or Senior (Snr)

There are thousands of persons listed in the CDA database as either a Junior (Jnr) or Senior (Snr). This basically means that there is (or was) another person with the exact same name.  Perhaps they even reside/resided at the same address.

Only a small number of databases provide DOBs (and access to those is usually restricted) so when doing online searches and you know there is a father/son with the same name, exercise caution when a DOB is not available.
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Tips for investigators and researchers #2

10/7/2022

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​I was watching Media Watch (Monday, 4 July 2022) and saw a segment on how a newspaper got someone's ID totally wrong. It actually surprised the hell out of me because I would probably have made exactly the same mistake.

That mistake is making an assumption, regardless of how highly improbable it might be to think otherwise. Here's what happened.  

The Daily Telegraph reported "Robert Dulhunty was found to have stalked and intimidated his partner (TV's Deborah Hutton) of six years".

The paper also reported "In an unrelated matter 'Dulhunty is down to appear before the Supreme Court of NSW over civil proceedings involving White Rock Windfarm ...'

As you've probably guessed, there are two different Robert Dulhuntys.

But, here's where it gets interesting.  Both men share the exact same middle name "Venour".  Dulhunty isn't exactly a common surname, but Venour as a shared middle name is, quite frankly, astonishing.

So, we have two different men (who are actually aged three years apart) called "Robert Venour Dulhunty". 

Media Watch reported that ASIC records show both men listed with two different birthdates.  In addition, online searches show photos of the two different men.

So, the lesson to be leant from all of this - don't make any assumptions (regardless of how unlikely the contrary might be) and go the extra distance to confirm ID.

At the very least, when reporting as a investigator or researcher, do not make any statement stating something as a fact unless you are 100% certain it is correct. It's far better (and limits your liability) to report something along the lines of "A person with the exact same name is also recorded as ..." or "We have been unable to confirm both records relate to the same person".

In case you were wondering, the CDA database does include multiple court list records for the name "Robert Venour Dulhunty" covering both the Deborah Hutton and White Rock matters.

A link to the media Watch programme is provided below. You might have register for an Iview account if you don't have one, but that's free to do. be sure to click on the programme for 4 July 2022.  To go direct to the relevant segment, skip ahead to 8 min 45 secs into the programme.

https://iview.abc.net.au/show/media-watch/series/0/video/FA2135H021S00

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Tips for investigators and researchers

12/12/2021

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The CDA Database can be particularly helpful for investigators and researches, as detailed here. 

However, for investigators and researchers, a matter under inquiry can be relatively quick or it can sometimes take several days, weeks or even months. 

Around 15-20,000 records get added to the database each day.  Therefore, if an initial search is conducted at the commencement of a matter and then takes another say, 5 days to complete, up to 100,000 new records could have been added to the database during that time. 

It can therefore be a good idea to not only conduct an initial search when your matter is started, but also to conduct another search when the matter has ended and before you provide your report.

Further, if you have an ongoing relationship with your client (e.g. a legal firm or insurance company for whom you do a lot of work), consider adding an Alert for that name. That way, should the name be added to the database at some future point, you can let your client know. This information might or might not be relevant at that point, but it demonstrates your ongoing support for your client's interests and promotes your professional approach to how you conduct your operations.
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CDA Donations

17/9/2021

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CDA Donations
Court Data Australia is committed to contributing a minimum of 5% of all CDA income (not profit) back to the community.  As we grow, so will our % commitment increase.

It's the biggest part of our "why?" - why we do what we do.

Our recent donations include:

17-09-2021 - $2,000 EPIC - Empowering People In Communities
​23-08-2021 - $3,000 Re-accommodate victims of DV
18-06-2021 - $1,000 Jenny's Place (DV support)
16-06-2021 - $5,000 Vinnies Winter Appeal
21-04-2021 - $1,000 Mito Foundation
​23-03-2021 - $2,500 Salvation Army Flood Appeal
17-02-2021 - $1,000 RUOK
10-12-2020 - $10,000 Salvation Army Xmas Appeal


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New CDA Radio Ad

8/9/2021

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One of the radio ads that will be playing on SA stations during September to November is available to listen to below.
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High Court of Australia records

8/8/2021

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High Court of Australia
High Court of Australia records from 2018 are now being added to the CDA Database.

​Searches can be conducted for a person's name, as well as a company/business name.

​Click here for more information.
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State Library of Victoria

12/6/2021

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State Library of Victoria
The State Library of Victoria is now referencing Court Data Australia as an information source on it's website.

https://guides.slv.vic.gov.au/courtcases/courtandpolice
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CDA is now carbon positive

6/5/2021

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Carbon Positive Australia
Court Data Australia offsets carbon emissions using the Carbon Positive Australia site.

The average Australian produced around 17 tonnes of carbon emissions per year.  We purchase offsets (trees planted) for 60 tonnes of emissions per year. 
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The Name Search Upload option

3/4/2021

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CDA Database Name Search Upload
The Name Search Upload option is now available to any account holder with 12 months of access.

In summary, it allows you to upload a CSV file of up to 500 names and then download a file containing the court records for any matches.

More information is available at: ​
https://cda-link.info/name_search_uploads
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Fees for 'not-for-profit' (NFP) and non-profit (NP) organisations

3/4/2021

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CDA Fees for NFP Organisations
CDA provides a 90% discount for NFP & NP organisations.

For example, the current yearly fee of $365 would be discounted to $36.50.
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Bulk Name Searches

27/2/2021

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CDA Bulk Search
Need to check 100 or 10,000 names, let us do that for you.

For example, if you are a large employer and wished to conduct a bulk names search of all your employees we can arrange this for you and provide all the name-match data within 24 hours.  

We can then also email you each day if there are name matches for the new records added to the database (around 15-20K records) that day.

​Use the Contact Us option for more details.
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Creating Alerts

26/1/2021

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CDA - Creating Alerts
When you create an Alert for a person's name or a company, you will then receive an email when a future record for that same name is added to the database.

This is an ideal option if you want to keep track of any new records for one or more people and/or companies.

Any registered user (paid or unpaid) of the CDA database can create an Alert.

TIP:  Too broad an alert (e.g. for Smith in all states) will mean you will get a LOT of email notifications.  Keep your Alerts as detailed as possible - preferably using all given names and surname, plus the state.

Alerts are accessed via your Account in the main menu.

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