11Background check of individuals for national health security purposes

11 Background check of individuals for national health security purposes

When AusCheck may undertake a background check of an individual (1) AusCheck may undertake a background check of an individual if an application for a background check of the individual is made by an NHS entity under clause 3.6 of the SSBA Standards. When AusCheck must undertake a background check of an individual (2) If an NHS entity informs AusCheck of information relating to an individual under clause 3.6.2 of the SSBA Standards, then: (a) the NHS entity is taken, for the purposes of the AusCheck scheme, to have applied to AusCheck for a background check of the individual; and (b) AusCheck must undertake a background check of the individual. Application requirements (3) An application for a background check of an individual that is made under the provision referred to in subsection (1) must: (a) be made electronically; and (b) include all of the required information for the individual; and (c) be made in the form (if any) approved for the purposes of this subsection under subsection (4); and (d) meet any other requirements specified by the Secretary for the purposes of this subsection under subsection (5). (4) The Secretary may, in writing, approve a form for the purposes of paragraph (3)(c). (5) The Secretary may, by notifiable instrument, specify requirements for the purposes of paragraph (3)(d).