Your browser currently has JavaScript disabled. Please enable JavaScript in your settings to view the site. This document is most commonly used for employment, study or overseas travel check with your employer or licensing body to ensure a NPC is appropriate. Other reasons for seeking an NPC include:. For more information refer to the Australian Federal Police. Online applications include online payment, ID verification and delivery.
If you cannot verify your ID online, you will be prompted to attend a Queensland Australia Post office to verify your ID at the end of your application. Applications that do not require further investigation can be completed within an hour. If your legal name is a genuine mononym single name , then you will not be able to submit your online application and instead will need to attend an Australia Post outlet to verify your identity upon completion of the online process.
Any applications which require further investigation generally take working days once your application has been transferred to our national database for criminal history checking, plus postal delivery time. This certificate is based on a search of the person's name and fingerprints against the criminal history and fingerprint records held by police services Australia-wide.
This is most often sought by persons applying for a visa to work or reside in another country, or for adoption purposes. As fingerprints are needed, this form must be completed and lodged at a Queensland police station. Please make an appointment at your local police station before attending to have your fingerprints taken to ensure that an officer is available to process your request. This is based on a search of the person's name against the criminal history records held by police services Australia-wide, and an ASIO security assessment relating to politically motivated violence.
This certificate is sought by people employed, or seeking employment, with companies and other employers who are licensed to access security sensitive ammonium nitrate, e.
