Australian Enhanced Public Record checks in CertnCentric

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An Australian Public Record Check identifies whether an individual has publicly recorded financial or civil legal proceedings that may be relevant to employment decisions. The search queries official Australian public registers and court-based sources using the individual’s name, date of birth, and address history to confirm the presence of records such as insolvency or bankruptcy listings, directorship positions and court judgments. Results detail the type of record found, relevant dates, and current status where available.

Order this check

To order an Australian Public Record Check from CertnCentric you must have the applicant’s email address. 

When ordering a check, select the ‘Public Legal Records’ check and select ‘Australian Enhanced Public Record Check’ from the dropdown list.

For more information on ordering checks through CertnCentric, see the Order checks article.

Turnaround time for this check

On average, Australian Enhanced Public Record Checks are completed within minutes of an applicant submitting their information.

If an Australian Enhanced Public Record Check is ordered alongside an Identity Verification check, the completion of the check will be reliant on the completion of the Identity Verification check.

Stages of this check

Australian Enhanced Public Record checks ordered through CertnCentric go through the following stages:

Applicant experience

When you order an Australian Enhanced Public Record check your applicant receives an email inviting them to complete an online form for the included checks. Through this process, an applicant will supply Certn with their:

• consent and authorization to run the check,
• full name (including previous names and aliases),
• date of birth,
• gender,
• Australian drivers licence number and state (optional)
• address details and when they started living there, as well as
• address details of the position for which they are applying (includes options for no specific address and remote work).

Next steps

After you've placed your order and Certn has received the required details from your applicant, the check begins processing.

You can view the case and check results in the client portal. Learn more in our Manage your cases article.

To learn more about this check’s results and what happens if the applicant can’t complete the check, see our Australian Enhanced Public Record check results article.