Student discounts for Australian Police Checks
Budget-friendly discounts for students and volunteers ordering an Australian Police Check. fit2work’s instant police checks are used by job seekers and volunteers nationwide.
learn moreBudget-friendly discounts for students and volunteers ordering an Australian Police Check. fit2work’s instant police checks are used by job seekers and volunteers nationwide.
learn more80% of checks returned within 15 minutes of submitting.
The entire process can be done without leaving your home.
Discounted price of $24.90+GST.
Fit2work’s market-leading online technology makes getting a police check super easy. Our platform is so incredibly fast and reliable that it’s used by Australia Post to provide police checks to the Australian public nationwide.
We’re Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC) accredited, and results are available at a glance from our secure online portal. Up to 80% of Australian police checks are returned within 15 minutes of submitting online.
create an account loginLogin or register for a fit2work account. Upload your consent, identity documents and required personal details, including a selfie. These details are electronically matched against the national police database to check for any Disclosable Court Outcomes.
Your order is fully trackable online, and you’ll receive an email notification as soon as the results are available. Use our online portal to view or download your National Police Certificate, as well as provide your employer with a quick and easy way to electronically verify your credentials. Choose to receive a hard copy certificate in the mail as an additional option.
start nowAn Australian police check shows Disclosable Court Outcomes (DCO). These include but are not limited to:
fit2work’s national police checks are fast and reliable. Between 70% to 80% are returned within 15 minutes of submitting online.
Around 20% to 30% of checks will be referred to ‘manual processing’ for further investigations by the police. Once a check has been sent to manual processing, it usually takes 2 to 10 working days to return, but a small percentage (around 5%) can take up to 20 working days or longer.
Curious to know how a police check should look? Different jurisdictions have different requirements for how they undertake the process, but the minimum amount of information you should receive for a police check includes:
Both check the same police records. Determine what you need a police check for as a first step.
For immigration or visa purposes, or employment with the Commonwealth Government you must supply an Australian Federal Police check. Refer to our Australian Federal Police check page for further details.
An Australian police check is acceptable for all other types of employment in industries such as education, health, banking and finance, and childcare.
Log in to fit2work by clicking the login button on the top right-hand corner of our website. If you’re not fit2work registered, you will be asked to provide some details so we can send you an invitation email. You then log in to the fit2work portal to complete the data entry and consent. Upload your IDs and take a selfie for proving your identity. Submit your order for processing.
When you log into your fit2work account, you will be able to view the status of your application in the current checks tab.
fit2work began processing national police checks in 2008 and today we are one of Australia’s leading providers of online screening services. Our checks draw on the Australian Government’s Document Verification System and are accredited by the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC).
The previous 100 Points Identity System has been replaced by a new Minimum Proof of Identity Requirement. ACIC requires you to provide four documents from 3 categories, as below:
In all instances, the combination of identity documents must contain at minimum your full name, date of birth and a photograph. If you have provided identity documents using a former name, such as a maiden name, you must provide evidence of the name change in addition to the four identity documents.
The nature of the documents in each of the categories is summarised below:
Commencement of ID:
Secondary Use in Community Document
ACIC has also advised that expired identity documents will no longer be acceptable.
If you require a national check for visa or immigration purposes, you must complete the Australian Federal Police (AFP) check. Please note, our international checks are not accepted for visa or immigration purposes.
Yes. fit2work can conduct an Australian police check for you whether you live in New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Northern Territory, Western Australia or Tasmania.
There are no expiry dates on Australian police checks. But they are a point-in-time check. Policies vary between employers as to how recently they require the screening to have been done.
The fit2work online portal allows you to track and manage the status of all your police checks. You can search and schedule future refresher checks through our electronic database.
Around 20% to 30% of checks will go to ‘manual processing’ for further investigations by the police. Once a check has been sent to manual processing, it usually takes 2 to 10 working days to return. Around 5% can take up to 20 working days or longer.
The reasons for a check being referred to manual processing include:
fit2work is not able to speed up the return on a check result if it has been referred to manual processing. We are allowed to follow up your check with the police after 15 business days have lapsed.
You can verify a check by going to https://www.fit2work.com.au/Public/ResultVerification and following the prompts.
A check is only deemed urgent if circumstances are relating to the critically ill, a child needs to be placed in immediate care, political reasons or vulnerable people will be in grave danger if a police check is not carried out immediately.