An Australian National Police Certificate (NPC) is undertaken through the Australian Federal Police and is a summary of an applicant's offender history in Australia. It is often referred to as a National Police Check.
A NPC involves comparing the details of the applicant, such as name and date of birth, against a central index. Information that can be released is referred to as 'Disclosable Court Outcomes', or 'DCOs' and the release is based on laws and current policies of the AFP and relevant police jurisdictions, including the Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) and the Spent Convictions Act 2000 (ACT). Details of the purpose is required when requesting a NPC and this may have an impact on the result.
An NPC uses information from all Australia police services and depending on the state, purpose and relevant legislation, DCOs may include:
- local and interstate criminal and traffic court outcomes;
- outstanding warrants;
- pending charges, where you have been charged with an offence but have not yet been to court;
- convictions considered 'spent' under federal or state legislation; and/or
- guilty findings without conviction.
AFP NPCs are available for a range of purposes, including but not limited to:
- residents of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), Jervis Bay Territory and external Australian Commonwealth territories;
- people seeking employment with the Australian Commonwealth Government;
- people requiring a check under Australian Commonwealth legislation;
- Australian immigration purposes;
- where the applicant resides overseas;
- overseas (non-Australian) employment;
- overseas (non-Australian) adoption;
- visa applications for overseas travel.
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