A general employment probity check may be needed for:
- human resources roles
- finance roles
- administration/corporate roles
A general employment probity check is a risk assessment for someone doing a single, specific role. This means they are not suitable for people doing a variety of roles, eg, agency staff, and are not transferable between employers.
There are no laws requiring people to have this type of check, but an organisation may want you to have one as a condition of working with them.
General employment probity checks are valid for three years. You can apply for a new check if your existing check will expire within six months.
The Screening Unit does not monitor for new information relevant to a person’s check status after a general employment probity check clearance is issued.
If your work requires you to have a Working with Children Check or an NDIS worker check you will not require a general employment check.
How to apply
For individuals
Your employer will tell you if you need a general employment probity check.
You can apply for a new general employment probity check if your existing check will expire within six months.
For sole traders, contractors or self-employed workers
If you are a sole trader, contractor or self-employed, and you do not employ workers or volunteers, you can apply for a check as an individual.
If you are a sole trader, contractor or self-employed and you do employ workers or volunteers, you can register as an organisation to apply for a screening check for yourself and initiate your employees' checks.
For employers and organisations
An employer can initiate a general employment probity check on behalf of a current or prospective employee or volunteer.
To do this, your organisation needs to be registered with the Screening Unit. Once you have registered, you can start lodging applications on behalf of individuals.
Register with the screening unit
Before you start an application on behalf of an individual, you will need to know:
- your organisation’s Screening Unit login details
- what type of check you need to apply for
- that the individual has given their consent for your organisation to do a check
- the individual’s full name, date of birth and email address.
When you have completed the organisation component of the application, the Screening Unit will email login and password details to the individual, to complete and submit the application.
Organisations that initiate general employment probity checks have the option to use organisation-verified ID if a verifying officer has been nominated.
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