A criminal record check (or ‘police check’) is sometimes required before starting work. It is called a “Criminal History & Background Check NZ”. This link will take you to a government website that explains what criminal record checks are all about: Telling someone about your criminal record | New Zealand Government
Click here to apply for a copy of your own criminal record check. You must provide an acceptable type of ID, such as NZ or Overseas Passport, NZ or Australian driver license or NZ firearms license. The information provided in the request must match the ID provided.
There is no fee for this service.
Another way of checking your criminal record is via CVCheck – a secure online service, which uses RealMe® ID. There is a fee for CVCheck services.
Click here to go to the CVCheck website.
There is a fee for CVCheck services.
Any adult working with people under 18 must have a ‘Children’s Worker Safety Check’. This must be reviewed and submitted to ACC every three years. Find out more details about this check and watch a three-minute video that explains what’s required to work with children in Aotearoa NZ on the ACC website here: Children’s Worker Safety Checks.
You can use the CVCheck website to do Children’s Worker Safety Checks too – click here to go to the CVCheck website.
There is a fee for CVCheck services.
