Elite Screening Australia

Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check

Do you require a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCCHC) for a job application, current employer, educational course or legal reason?

With Elite Screening Australia, you can get a full report using your webcam, mobile phone or tablet.

Elite Screening Australia NCCHC Checks are 100% online, with zero paperwork, zero printing and zero postage costs. Start your application right now from the comfort of your home.

What You Need to Apply

At Elite Screening Australia, we make background checks effortless—no setup fees, no commitments, just seamless and stress-free screening.

Here’s what you’ll need:

Personal details – Your legal name, any former names, and birth details.

Identity documents – Provide at least one document from each category, ensuring your name matches across all documents:

  • Commencement of Identity document
  • Primary Use in Community document
  • Secondary Use in Community document 

[See examples and learn more about document types.]                                                                                                      Address history – A record of all addresses you’ve lived at over the past five years.

Payment method – A valid credit or debit card.

A smartphone or device with a camera – Required to complete your ID verification.

    How does my online check work?

    Getting your Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check underway is easy, here’s how:

    Click the "START YOUR CHECK" button on this page.

    Fill out your details using your chosen device. Upload your ID.

    We securely email your report as soon as we receive the result.

    FAQ’S

    Frequently Asked Questions

    Why Is My Check Taking So Long?

    Police checks are performed by computer systems which run your name and details through police databases in search of a match. This generates an automatic pairing with police history records. This can be a speedy process for many applications, but for others it can be more complex. If the computer is unable to generate a result with certainty, your application may require manual processing.

    Manual processing is when your application must be checked and assessed manually, by police authorities. This can be a timely process, and will add more time onto the process.

    If a match is found on the database, or your name and details match another person of interest, it will be flagged for further review. A true match must be confirmed, and the computer system is not always able to confirm this conclusively, so people are needed to investigate the matter by hand.

    Reasons A Police Check Is Delayed

    There are multiple reasons for why your Police Check is delayed and takes longer than the average 1 hour. Around 30% of police check applications are sent for further review by the National Police Checking System.

    Common reasons for why a police check result might take longer than expected are the following.

    Common Names

    If the applicant has a name which is relatively common in Australia, it is possible for it to flag matches to information in criminal records belonging to other individuals with the same name. This takes the system more time to establish if you are the person in question, or if you must be excluded from being a person of interest.

    Old Information

    The information on police record systems should be regularly updated. However, outdated information may still exist on police records. If the applicant’s data has not been updated effectively, this may require the applicant’s information to be gathered and assessed manually by police authorities.

    Issues With Police Records

    Any problems with the information held on police records can cause delays to your results. If information on the system is found to be incorrect, inaccurate or incomplete, it will have to be fully investigated before the results of a police check can be established.

    Transfer Delays

    The National Police Checking System works by giving police agencies and ACIC accredited providers across all states and territories in Australia access to criminal history records. In order for this to work successfully, information must be transferred and shared between different states and territories. For various reasons, some agencies may take longer to pass on information, and this will result in delays to your application.

    Workload

    Sometimes, there are unprecedented levels of police check applications being submitted in Australia. As with every application, it must be managed correctly and meet all requirements as set out by the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission. Police check applications must not be rushed, and this means that a heavy workload for individual police agencies can cause delays to police checks as they work through applications.

    How much does an Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check cost?

    An Elite Screening Australia a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check is remarkably cost-effective. Without leaving home, printing a single piece of paper or paying for postage, you can get a full check securely emailed to you as soon as we receive the result.

    Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check – $50.00

    Volunteer Police Check – $23.00

    All checks include GST

    Where can I access more details about the Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCCHC)?

    If you have any further questions, please see our comprehensive FAQs page here for more details. Feel free to reach out if you need any additional assistance!

    If you run a business and are looking to partner with Elite Screening Australia, please contact our business team.

    What is disclosed in my Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check result?

    A Check result provides the record of all the release-able conviction of an individual including

    • Charges
    • Good behaviour bonds
    • Pending trials and convictions
    • Court appearances
    • Traffic offences that lead to sentences
    • Warrants or court warnings
    • Finding of guilt with no convictions

    What is not disclosed in the check result?

    • Incomplete or abandoned charges
    • Diversion programs
    • Sentences that were given/served abroad
    • Traffic infractions that do not culminate in convictions (cautions, warnings, fines)
    • Penalties from third- party institutions
    • Offences prosecuted by authorities outside the Police Jurisdiction

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