SAFE NT Employment Screening

Functions

• Conducts National Police Checks and issues National Police Certificates for purposes including employment, licensing and regulation.
• Conducts Working with Children Checks (WWC) and recommends on 'clearance notices' (Ochre Card) to persons working with children (under the Care and Protection of Children Act 2007 (CPCA)).
• Conducts National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Worker Screening Checks and determines if a person is granted a clearance (under the National Disability Insurance Scheme (Worker Clearance) Act 2020). 
• Manages and supports the operation of the 'Screening Authority' (CPCA).
• Reviews quality checking of criminal history information and the management and release of criminal history information to non-police entities, as authorised by legislation.
• Manages applications for probity screening for persons seeking employment with Northern Territory Police, Fire and Emergency Services (NTPFES) and contractors requiring access to NTPFES assets.

A complete listing of acts and regulations, including those mentioned left, can be found at the Current Northern Territory Legislation Database.

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