Oceania
Australia
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Please note: this information does not constitute as legal advice and should not be relied on or treated as a substitute for specific advice from the respective governing country.
In Australia, employers can conduct reference and qualification checks. Social media checks must consider privacy and obtain consent. Pre-employment health checks cannot discriminate on disability. Certain states may require working with children and police checks. Employers must comply with privacy laws and obtain applicant's consent for personal information collection.
Background check summary
Education Checks: permissible
Criminal Checks: permissible
Credit/financial checks: permissible
Medical screening: permissible
Adverse media: permissible
Union membership: restricted
Political views: restricted
Address: some restrictions
Zinc's background check turnaround times
Please note these background check turnaround times are averages for the country. Actual check times may vary and depend on a number of factors including the resident country's process time as well as the candidate's document submission speed.
Financial (mins)
20
Criminal (days)
17
Media (mins)
14
Reference (days)
2
identity (mins)
140
Education (days)
10.22770809
Address (days)
2
Sanctions (mins)
25
Right-to-work rules
Rules apply for citizens as well as non-citizens working in the country
National ID Accepted?
No
Passport
Yes
Other passport accepted?
NZ passport accepted
Any other routes (any type of citizen)
N/A
Body name
Department of home affairs
Foreign Citizens
N/A
Natural citizens: Alternative routes
Expired passport (not more than 2 years old)Australian Citizen CertCitizenship by Descent ExtractRegister of Australian Births Abroad ExtractAustralian citizen cert of an Adoption in Accordance with the Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption or bilateral arrangement
Country details
Birthrate
12.14
Population
25,499,884
capital
Canberra
GDP ($/capita)
29000
TLD
.au
developed/developing
Developed
Currency
Australian Dollar
Net migration
3.98
Literacy(%)
100
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