Oceania

Australia

Looking for international background checking information? Discover the rules and regulations and hire with confidence.

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: permissible

Criminal: permissible

Credit/financial checks: permissible

Medical: 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.
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Financial (mins)

Criminal (days)

Media (mins)

Reference (days)

identity (mins)

140

Education (days)

10.22770809

Address (days)

Sanctions (mins)

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Right-to-work rules

Rules apply for citizens as well as non-citizens working in the country

National ID Accepted?

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