NATIONALLY COORDINATED CRIMINAL HISTORY CHECK | 2019 MODEL APPLICATION AND INFORMED CONSENT FORM
2 Version 3.0
Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission
UNCLASSIFIED
Providing incomplete, false or misleading
information
You must take reasonable steps to ensure you provide accurate,
complete and up-to-date personal information. Withholding
and/or providing misleading, or false information on this form is a
Commonwealth offence and you may be prosecuted under the
Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth).OW TO
If you become aware you have provided incorrect information you
must contact the accredited body as soon as possible.
Documents required
Minimum identity requirements
You must provide four documents with your completed form to
confirm your identity:
• one commencement of identity document to confirm your
birth in Australia or arrival in Australia
• one primary use in the community document to show the
use of your identity in the community; and
• two secondary use in the community documents
The accredited body or its legal entity customer will use these
documents to verify your identity with the personal information you
have provided on this form. The personal information contained in
your identity documents will be used to conduct a nationally
coordinated criminal history check, as you consent to in Section D.
The documentation you provide must include evidence of your full
name, date of birth and a photograph of you. If a photograph is not
provided on the identity documents presented, a passport-style
photograph certified by a person listed in Schedule 2 of the
Statutory Declarations Regulations 1993 (Cth) can be accepted in
addition to the four required documents.
Commencement documents
(a) full Australian birth certificate (not an extract or birth
card)
(b) current Australian passport (not expired)
(c) Australian visa current at time of entry to Australia as a
resident or tourist *
(d) ImmiCard issued by Department of Home Affairs
(previously the Department of Immigration and Border
Protection) that enables the cardholder to prove their visa
and/or migration status and enroll in services
(e) certificate of identity issued by Department of Foreign
Affairs and Trade (DFAT) to refugees and non-Australian
citizens for entry to Australia
(f) document of identity issued by DFAT to Australian
citizens or persons who have the nationality of a
Commonwealth country for travel purposes
(g) certificate of evidence of resident status.
* A Visa Entitlement Verification Online (VEVO) record may be
provided. If you are a New Zealand citizen on a Special Category Visa,
you can request your VEVO details from the Department of Home
Affairs via their website.
Primary documents
a) current Australian drivers licence, learner permit or
provisional licence issued by a state or territory, showing a
signature and/or photo and the same name as claimed
b) Australian marriage certificate issued by a state or
territory (church or celebrant-issued certificates are not
accepted)
c) current passport issued by a country other than Australia
with a valid entry stamp or visa
d) current proof of age or photo identity card issued by an
Australian Government agency in the name of the
applicant, with a signature and photo
e) current shooters or firearms licence showing a signature
and photo (not minor or junior permit or licence)
f) for persons under 18 years of age with no other Primary
Use in Community Documents, a current student
identification card with a signature or photo.
Secondary documents
a) certificate of identity issued by DFAT
b) document of identity issued by DFAT
c) convention travel document secondary (United
Nations) issued by DFAT
d) foreign government issued documents (for example,
drivers licence)
e) Medicare card
f) enrolment with the Australian Electoral
Commission
g) security guard or crowd control photo licence
h) evidence of right to an Australian government
benefit (Centrelink or Veterans’ Affairs)
i) consular photo identity card issued by DFAT
j) photo identity card issued to an officer by a police
force
k) photo identity card issued by the Australian Defence
Force
l) photo identity card issued by the Australian
Government or a state or territory government
m) Aviation Security Identification Card
n) Maritime Security Identification card
o) credit reference check
p) Australian tertiary student photo identity document
q) Australian secondary student photo identity
document
r) certified academic transcript from an Australian
university
s) trusted referees report
t) bank card
u) credit card.
Names
All names under which you have been or are currently known will
be included on the nationally coordinated criminal history check.
If you are concerned about the disclosure of details relating to your
previous known names, please contact the accredited body through
which you are submitting your check for a nationally coordinated
criminal history check for assistance.
Change of name
If you provide identity documents using a former name, you must
provide evidence of your name change. This means providing a
change of name certificate issued by the Australian Registry of
Births, Deaths and Marriages or an Australian marriage certificate
issued by a state or territory, in addition to your four identity
documents. Church or celebrant-issued certificates are not
accepted.
Special provisions for proof of identity
The ACIC recognises that in exceptional circumstances you may not
be able to meet the minimum proof of identity requirements.
Please contact the accredited body who will assess your ability to
meet the requirements and determine the most suitable method
to confirm your identity.