What is Commonwealth Employment – Police Check

A police check is a requirement for many Commonwealth employment and volunteer placement applications. In some cases, a police check must be done before the job or placement can begin. Commonwealth employment police check helps screen their criminal records for many roles, including volunteer, Not-for-profit and Working with children or vulnerable groups.

Get your Australian Police Check online today! The Australian Federal Police (AFP) Police Check is a report of your criminal and other Australian police records. It checks to ensure you are of good character before you are appointed to a Commonwealth job.

Australian Federal Police Check can be done via the AuthNTick website by registering your account. The advantage of doing an AFP check via AuthNTick is that your application is processed immediately and you do not have to scan any documents or send your credit card details via post. Copies of identification documents totalling 100 points must be provided. Details of the points attributed to identification documents are provided as part of the application process.

Commonwealth Employment – AFP Police Check

Code	Check Name
22	Aged Care Staff/Volunteers
23	Aged Care Key Personnel
24	Australian Securities and Investments Commission – ASIC Employee
25	Australian Securities and Investments Commission – Financial Licensing
26	AUSTRAC Employee/Consultant
27	Care of Intellectually Disabled Persons
28	Care, Instruction or Supervision of Children
29	Civil Aviation Safety Authority – ASSC
31	Employee with Access to Secret or Top Secret Information
32	Immigration Detention Centre Employment
33	Immigration/Citizenship – Australia
34	Law Enforcement/Intelligence or Security Agency Employee/Consultant
35	Overseas Visa – Supply to a Country other than Australia
36	Superannuation Trustee/Custodian/Investment manager
37	Care, Instruction or Supervision of Children/ Care of Disabled Persons/Aged Care Staff/Volunteers
40	Other Commonwealth Purpose ONLY
41	Overseas Employment – General Employment
42	Overseas Employment – Aged/Disabled care
43	Overseas Employment – Teaching
44	Overseas Employment – Working with Children
45	Overseas Employment – Nursing, Hospital Employment