Nationally Coordinated

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You can track the status of your Nationally Coordinated Criminal History (NCCH) Check every step of the way, and we’ll also keep you up to date via email. Once the Certificate has been delivered to your secure account, you can share it instantly with any organisation.

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Suitable for employment, volunteering, and licensing applications.

Nationally Coordinated

Criminal History Check Pricing

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FAQs About the

Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check

Do I need a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check or an AFP Check?

The Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check is designed for individuals requiring a Check for employment or volunteer purposes.

There are a number of organisations who have specific requirements and need an Australian Federal Police Check, including checks for:
- VISA applications
- Australian Citizenship Applications
- Immigration purposes
- Victorian IVF requirements
- Overseas immigration departments
- Requirements for foreign embassies
- Applications for Australian Police Officer and recruits, Taxi Licence, Justice of the Peace, Jurors, Magistrates, Judges
ID requirements

Please refer to the list here of all the documents required to complete your Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check.
How long will my Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check take to finalise?

Once your check has been submitted, in most cases your result will be returned within 30 minutes.

However, in 30% of cases it may take up to 15 business days for your final result to be returned.

There are a number of reasons why some Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Checks take longer to process than others, including:
- You have a common name
- Transferring of information between state and territory police agencies before the information can be released
- The relevant police agency has inaccurate or incomplete records which need to be investigated
- Old police history associated with a possible match requires manual collection and processing of hardcopy records
- Workloads within each police agency

Is my Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check secure?

To help protect the Australian community, the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC) works with Australian police agencies and accredited bodies to deliver the National Police Checking Service. The Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check is a product of Risk Solutions Australia trading as WorkPro.

WorkPro connects to ACIC’s database and our software is secured in line with ACIC’s stringent security and audit terms. WorkPro regularly undertakes testing to ensure our software remains in line with ACIC and Australian Government legislated requirements.

WorkPro’s system manages the security, archiving and destruction of information in accordance with national Privacy Standards and ACIC’s terms of service.
How do I share my certificate with others?

Once the certificate has been delivered to your account, you can share it securely and instantly with any organisation.
What if I need to process a small number of checks for my company?

If you are an organisation and need to order more than five Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check, please get in touch with WorkPro.

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