IDENTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

National Police History Check

You must provide five (5) documents with your completed form to confirm your identity:

  • One (1) main document
  • One (1) secondary document
  • Two (2) supporting documents
  • A ‘selfie’ image of you holding your photo ID

The documentation you provide must include evidence of your full name and date of birth. Additionally, either your main ID or your secondary document must include a photo of you.

You will need access to a scanner or a mobile device with a camera to upload your ID documents. Please note that Clear to Work only accepts .jpeg and .png file formats for ID images. PDF documents are not accepted.

Your images/scans of the ID document must be in colour and of the original document or a certified copy of the original document. Certified copies can be in black and white. Original documents must be in colour.

A main document can be:

  • Full Australian birth certificate (extracts, birth cards, and commemorative certificates are not accepted)
  • Current Australian passport (current, can be accepted up to two (2) years expired)
  • Australian Citizenship Certificate
  • Current passport issued by a country other than Australia with a valid entry stamp or visa (covers the main and secondary requirements of the check)
  • ImmiCard issued by the Department of Home Affairs

A secondary document can be:

  • Current Australian drivers licence, learner permit or provisional licence issued by a state or territory, showing a signature and photo(temporary or extraordinary licences are not accepted.)
  • Current passport issued by a country other than Australia (not expired) (covers the main and secondary requirements of the check)
  • Current Proof of Age Card
  • Current shooters or firearms licence showing a signature and photo (not minor or junior permit or licence)

Supporting documents can be:

  • Debit/credit card
  • Medicare Card
  • Bank statement
  • Australian Tertiary Student Photo ID
  • Working with Children/Vulnerable People Card
  • Australian Trade Association Card
  • Australian Private Health Insurance Card
  • Australian utility bill
  • Foreign/international driver’s licence
  • Security guard or crowd control photo licence
  • Department of Veterans’ Affairs Card
  • Electoral roll registration
  • Consular photo identity card issued by the Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade
  • Police force photo identity card
  • Aviation security identification card
  • Maritime security identification card
  • Credit reference check
  • Centrelink Health Care Card or Pensioner Concession Card
  • Certified Academic transcript to Certified academic transcript from an Australian university or a registered higher education provide

Federal Police Check

When applying for a Federal Police Check, you must provide proof of your identity.
You are required to provide 100 points of identification, one of which must be either a passport (Australian or international) or an Australian Driver’s Licence.

Your images/scans of the ID document must be in colour and of the original document or a certified copy of the original document. Certified copies can be in black and white. Original documents must be in colour.

CATEGORY A

Each document is worth 70 points:

  • Australian Passport (current, or expired within the previous two years, but not cancelled)
  • International passport (current with a valid VISA/VEVO)
  • Australian Birth Certificate
  • Australian Citizenship Certificate

CATEGORY B

An Australian Driver’s Licence is worth 40 points and each additional document listed is worth 25 points:

  • Drivers Licence – ACT
  • Drivers Licence – NSW
  • Drivers Licence – NT
  • Drivers Licence – QLD
  • Drivers Licence – SA
  • Drivers Licence – TAS
  • Drivers Licence – VIC
  • Drivers Licence – WA
  • Centrelink Pensioner Concession Card or Health Care Card
  • Current Tertiary Education Photo ID
  • Government employee ID (Australian Federal/State/Territory) Defence Force Identity card (w. photo or signature)
  • Aviation Security Identification Card/Maritime Security Identification Card, security industry card

CATEGORY C

Each document is worth 25 points:

  • Medicare Card
  • Foreign/international driver’s licence
  • Credit/debit card
  • Bank statement/passbook
  • Property Lease Agreement – current address
  • Australian Taxation Assessment notice
  • Australian mortgage documents
  • Rating Authority – e.g., Land Rates
  • Utility bill (e.g., telephone, gas, electricity, water)

Change of Name:

If the ID you provide is under two or more different names (e.g., birth certificate in maiden name and driver’s license in married name), proof of name change documents will need to be provided as evidence of name change.

Change of name documentation can be any of the following:

  • Change of name certificate issued by Australian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages
  • Australian marriage certificate issued by a state/territory Australian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages (church or celebrant-issued certificates are not accepted)
  • Deed Poll

These documents DO NOT count towards the required documentation outlined for each check type above. If you use a change of name document, you must provide the other names you have used in the ‘Other Names’ section of the online application form.

All Identity Documents Provided Must be Current & Valid

Please note that all identification documents that you provide to complete your police check application must be current and valid. The only exception to this is an Australian Passport which can be expired up to two years.