A national police check, also known as a "Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check" (NCCHC), provides information regarding a persons disclosable court outcomes and
any pending charges, provided from police databases from all Australian territories and states.
Some convictions, such as juvenile or spent convictions, may not be included,
in accordance with various police jurisdictions legislation.
Once your application is received along with required information Identification, most checks are completed within 24 - 48 hours.
However, some checks are delayed for further review by the National Police Checking System.
This might delay the processing of the police check anywhere from 3 to 15 business days.
The review process is conducted by each state and territory Police.
A national police check contains information about the criminal history of an individual gathered from all states and territories of Australia.
The police check will state either:
A) No Disclosable Court Outcomes (NDCO). This means no Police History Information is held on the individual, or that there is no information held that can be released.
OR
B) Disclosable Court Outcomes (DCO).
The Police History Information may include:
Charges
Court appearances
Pending matters awaiting court hearing
Court convictions, including penalties/sentences
Good behavior bonds or other court orders
Traffic offences
Findings of guilt with no conviction
The criminal history, if any, disclosed in the results is determined on Spent Conviction Legislation and Information Release Policies.
A national police check check is valid for use in all states and territories in Australia.
You are required to provide:
Your legal names and any previous names.
Your gender information.
Your date and place of birth.
5 years of address history.
We will make contact with you should we require corrections or further information.
Absolutely secure, we use the latest encryption technologies to ensure your information is secure at all times.
Our system uses commercial grade encryption with 3D secure merchant processing facilities via Commomwealth Bank of Australia.
We do not store your card information. All payments are handled by a PCI compliant service provider.
