New South Wales - Online Police Clearance Certificate (National Police Check)

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Procedure

Apply Online

1. The Application is available in the following Link
2. The Applicant must provide all information necessary for the application procedure online.
3. Applicant should make sure to attach all the documents that are mentioned under the “Required Documents” section of this page (Both photocopies and originals)
4. The fee of this procedure is mentioned under the “Fees” section of this page.
5. Australian Federal Police will issue the certificate and notify the applicant via mail.
6. Please contact Australian Federal Police for further details.

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Required Documents

• Proof of identity documents Link
• An email address to which you can send your verification code.

Office Locations & Contacts

Main office Mail Address:
Write to them at:
Service NSW
GPO Box 7057
Sydney NSW 2001
Phone: (02) 8835 7888
Email [email protected].
Contact Link

Eligibility

• The Applicant must be
  • At least 14 years old.
  • A permanent resident of NSW.

Fees

• The name and birth date check is for $50.00.
• It costs $197.20 to check someone's name, date of birth, and fingerprints.
• It costs $15.00 to volunteer in Commonwealth Aged Care only.
• Applications that call for a printed certificate to be mailed to the applicant must pay an extra $5 cost.

Validity

• A National Police Certificate is a point-in-time check, and the outcomes are based on police records as of the release date.
• The organisation that needs the check will decide what is a reasonable amount of time for them to accept a certificate.

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Processing Time

• The processing time of this procedure is 10 business days.

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Instructions

• Instructions for the procedure Link

Required Information

• Details of Applicant
• Other names the applicant have used
• Current & Previous Residential Addresses
• Mailing Address for Police Certificate
• Payment Details
• Purpose of Check
• Proof of Identity

Need for the Document

• An individual's reportable court verdicts and pending charges (i.e., when they have been charged with an offence but have not yet been in court) are listed on a National Police Certificate (NPC), which is a document compiled from the databases of all Australian police services.
• This is sometimes referred to as a person's criminal past.

Information which might help

• FAQ Link

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

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