What Is Meant By “Check Purpose”? 23 December 2024 04:10 Updated As part of your Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check application, you will need to provide the purpose for your check. In the event there is a name match, the purpose assists the National Police Checking Service and associated police jurisdictions to determine what, and how much, information is released as part of the check result. Depending on who has requested a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check or why you need it, the purpose can be defined in one of the following broad categories: The job position, title or occupation you will be undertaking/applying for The licence you are applying for The position of trust you are undertaking The volunteer role you will be undertaking The compulsory student placement you will be doing In addition to this information, we will also need to know: The details of the entitlement provider requesting the Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check or details of the employer that proposes to engage you as an employee or volunteer, such as your employer, a licensing authority, or the university or institute where you will be studying. The relevant location of work or the jurisdiction in which the entitlement being sought will be awarded or granted, including the town/suburb and state or country (where the country is not Australia) If you will be working across states/territories or across locations, please provide the location of the company headquarters If you will be working overseas, in the State / Territory field please select ‘Other’, in the Location, Town or City please input the name of the country If you intend to provide your Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check to a recruiter, you can provide the recruitment company's name or industry in place of the employer's name Some examples of acceptable check purposes include: Employment Aged Care Support Worker, Caring House Nursing Home, Kempsey, New South Wales Retail Assistant, Dress Warehouse, Melbourne, Victoria Pet and House Sitter, Ultimate Pet Care Pty Ltd, Batemans Bay, New South Wales Real estate Agent, Bigger and Better Houses Pty Ltd, Brighton, South Australia Licence or regulation Real Estate Licence, Department of Business and Trade, South Australia Government, Adelaide, South Australia Resident in Family Daycare service household, Flowers Family Daycare (provider), Moree, New SouthWales Probity – non-volunteer For placement of an AuPair, Private residence, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory To buy a caravan, Best Beach Resort and Caravan Park, Byron Bay, New South Wales Probity – volunteer Volunteer Support Coordinator, Cancer Council Australia, Sydney, New South Wales Student medical placement, Bachelor of Medicine, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia Volunteer Age Care visitor, Bendigo Blue Age Care Centre, Bendigo, Victoria Volunteer Tour Guide, Australian War Memorial, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory When providing the reason for your check, please note the following: Acronyms and abbreviations will not be accepted There is a 100-character limit for each of the fields Multiple check purposes will not be accepted as each check purpose requires it's own request Related articles Identity Documents Required for a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check How to Update your 'Purpose of Check' Field Step 2: How to Complete the Application Form How to Update your Application Details Volunteer/Student Placement Checks Comments 0 comments Article is closed for comments.