Criminal record check (basic)

This check provides what is referred to as a National Police Certificate. The check involves comparing an individual's details (such as name and date of birth) against a central index of names using a name-matching algorithm to determine if the name and date of birth combination of that individual matches any others who have police history information. The name will then be vetted by police personnel to determine what information may be disclosed, subject to relevant spent conviction legislation and/or information release policies. A National Police Certificate may be used to help screen and make informed decisions about individuals within the community for many roles, including but not limited to: • recruitment and job applications • volunteer and not for profit positions • working with children or vulnerable groups • licensing or registration schemes applications • work-related checks due to legislation or regulations • Australian permanent residence and citizenship • visa applications for some countries • employment overseas This check will reveal all recorded unspent convictions, offences against the person and i) a sexual offence; or (ii) any other offence against the person if the victim of the offence was under 18 at the time the offence was committed. This certificate is therefore eligible only for those working in the following roles: • Care; • Instruction or supervision of children; • Care of intellectually disabled persons; • Aged care staff or volunteers. This certificate lists an individual's disclosable court outcomes and pending charges (that is, where a person has been charged with an offence but has not yet been to court) sourced from the databases of all Australian police services. Some people refer to this as a person's offender history. Certain convictions, such as spent or juvenile convictions, may not be disclosed under the legislation and policies of the various Australian police services.