Vetting Service
Request & Consent Form
NZPVS-CS - 10/19
Section 1: Approved Agency to complete
(For more information please see the Guide to Completing the
Consent Form - http://www.police.govt.nz/advice/businesses-and-organisations/vetting/forms-and-guides)
Name of Approved Agency submitting vetting request:
Name of Applicant to be vetted:
Description of Applicant’s role:
Applicant’s purpose
Employee Contractor/Consultant Volunteer Prosecution
Vocational Training Licence/Registration Visa/Work Permit Other
What group(s) will the applicant have contact with in their role for your agency?
Children/Youth Elderly Other Vulnerable Adults
Other
What is the applicant’s primary role for your agency?
Caregiving (Children)
Caregiving (Vulnerable a
dults)
Healthcare
Education
Other
Will the role take place in the applicant’s home?
Yes No
Will the applicant be a volunteer or paid for their role?
Paid Volunteer
Is this request mandatory under the Children’s Act 2014 (CA)?
Yes: Core childrens worker Yes: Non-core childrens worker
No (mandatory under other legislation/optional/standard Police Vet)
If this is a mandatory Children’s Act request, please specify the check reason below:
New Children’s Worker Existing Children’s Worker CA Renewal
Evidence of Identity (to be completed by agency representative/delegate or identity referee - see guide for details)
A primary ID has been sighted (Mandatory)
A secondary ID has been sighted (Mandatory)
One form of ID is photographic (Mandatory)
Evidence of name change has been sighted (if applicable)
An assertion of a RealMe identity has been received (see guide for further information).
In making this request, I confirm that:
I have complied and will comply with the Approved Agency Agreement
I am satisfied with the correctness of the applicants identity
I have obtained the Applicant’s authorisation to submit this vetting request as set out in section 3 of this form
Approved Agency Authorised Representative:
Name:
Date:
Signature: Electronic
Signature
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Request & Consent Form
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Name of Approved Agency submitting vetting request:
Section 2: Applicant to complete and return to Approved Agency
*Denotes a mandatory field
Personal Information
Details (note: the name you are most commonly known by is your primary name)
*Family name (Primary):
Given name(s):
*Gender:
(M) (F) (Other)
*Date of birth:
(dd/mm/yyyy)
Place of birth:
(Town/City/State)
*Country of birth
NZ Driver Licence
number:
Previous names: If applicable, please include other alias or alternate names; married name if not your primary name;
previous/maiden/name changed by deed poll or statutory declaration.
Family name
First name
Middle names
Permanent Residential Address
*Number/Street:
Suburb: Post Code:
*City/Town/
Rural District:
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Vetting Service
Request & Consent Form
NZPVS-CS - 10/19
Section 3: Applicant to complete and return to Approved Agency
Consent to release information
1. The New Zealand Police may release any information they hold if relevant to the purpose of this vetting request.
This includes:
Conviction histories and infringement/demerit reports
Active investigations, charges and warrants to arrest
Charges that did not result in a conviction including those that were acquitted (not guilty), discharged without
conviction, withdrawn, or resolved by way of the Police diversion scheme
Any interaction I have had with New Zealand Police considered relevant to the role being vetted, including
investigations that did not result in prosecution
Information regarding family violence where I was the victim, offender or witness to an incident or offence,
primarily in cases where the role being vetted takes place in a home environment where exposure to physical
or verbal violence could place vulnerable persons at emotional or physical risk.
Information subject to name suppression where that information is necessary to the purpose of the vet
2. If I am eligible under the Criminal Records (Clean Slate) Act 2004, my conviction history will not be released unless:
a. Section 19(3) of the Clean Slate Act applies to this request (exceptions to the clean slate regime)
b. Section 31(3) of the Children’s Act 2014 applies to this request (safety checks of core children’s workers).
c. The vetting request is made by an individual for the purpose of an overseas Visa/Work Permit as a Privacy Act
request authorising the vetting result to be provided directly to the relevant embassy, high commission or
consulate.
Please see the guide
for more information regarding the Clean Slate legislation.
3. The Police Vetting Service may disclose newly-obtained relevant information to the Approved Agency after the
completion of the Police Vet in the following circumstances:
The disclosure of the newly-obtained information is considered to be justified under the Privacy Act 1993 (if it
had existed or been available at the time of the Police vet, it would have been disclosed); and
The Police Vetting Service has taken steps to confirm that the purpose of the Police vet still existse.g. that I
got the role which required a Police vet and am still employed or engaged in it.
The Vetting Service will endeavour to notify you prior to the disclosure.
4. Information provided in this consent form may be used to update New Zealand Police records.
5. I am entitled to a copy of the vetting result released to the Approved Agency (to be provided by the agency) and can
seek a correction by contacting the Vetting Service.
6. The Approved Agency will securely dispose of this consent form, copies of identification documents and the vetting
result within 12 months of receiving the result unless a longer retention period is required by legislation.
7. I may withdraw this consent, prior to Police’s disclosure of the vetting result, by notifying the Approved Agency.
For further information, please see the Guide to Completing the Consent Form
.
Applicant’s Authorisation:
I confirm that the information I have provided in this form relates to me and is correct.
I have read and understood the information above.
I authorise New Zealand Police to disclose any personal information it considers relevant to my application (as
described above) to the Approved Agency making this request for the purpose of assessing my suitability at any time.
Name:
Date:
Signature:
Electronic
Signature
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