NATIONALLY COORDINATED CRIMINAL HISTORY CHECK | MODEL APPLICATION AND INFORMED CONSENT FORM
2 Version 4.0
Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission
UNCLASSIFIED
How do I dispute my result?
If you do not agree with the results of your nationally coordinated
criminal history check, contact the accredited body or, if
applicable, its legal entity customer, using the contact details on
page 3 and tell them you want to dispute the result. The
accredited body or its legal entity customer accepts and escalates
all disputes.
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
legal 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 Declaration Regulations 2018 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; however, if the
Document Verification System (DVS) is used to verify the
passport, it may be up to 2 years 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.
(h) Australian Citizenship Certificate.
* 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 (this
may take the form of a Working with Children or
Vulnerable People card or a government issued
occupational licence)
m) Aviation Security Identification Card
n) Maritime Security Identification card
o) credit reference check
p) Australian secondary or tertiary student photo
identity document
q) certified academic transcript from an Australian
university
r) trusted referees report
s) bank card, credit card or bank statement (without
recording the payment card number/s)
t) state/territory government rates assessment notice
or Australian Taxation Office assessment notice
u) Australian utility bill showing name and address
v) Australian Private Health Insurance Card
w) Australian Trade Association 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.