AusCheck Regulations 2017
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5 Required information
(1) The required information for an individual to whom an application for a background check relates is the following information: (a) the individual’s current full name; (aa) all former full names of the individual (if any); (ab) all other names, titles, pseudonyms and aliases by which the person is or was known, or which the person uses or has used to identify himself or herself, (if any) (see subsection (2)); (b) the individual’s gender; (ba) the individual’s date of birth; (bb) the individual’s place of birth; (c) the individual’s current residential address; (d) if the application is made under, or as mentioned in, Division 2, 3, 3AAB or 3AAC of Part 2—all other residential addresses of the individual in the 10 years before the application is made; (e) the individual’s preferred mailing address; (f) the individual’s preferred telephone contact number; (g) the individual’s preferred email address; (h) if the individual is employed and, at the time the application is made, the individual has an operational need for an ASIC or MSIC for the purposes of that employment—the name and business address of the individual’s employer; (i) if the individual is employed and the application is made under clause 3.6 of the SSBA Standards—the name and business address of the individual’s employer; (ia) if the individual is, or is to be, employed for the purposes of a major national event and MNE accreditation is required for the purposes of that employment: (i) the name and business address of the employer; and (ii) details of the capacity in which the individual is, or is to be, employed; (iab) if the individual is, or is to be, employed, and the application relates to a background check of the individual permitted under a CIRMP: (i) the name and business address of the responsible entity in relation to whom the CIRMP applies; and (ii) details of the capacity in which the individual is, or is to be, employed; and (iii) if the individual is, or is to be, employed by an entity other than the responsible entity—the name and business address of that entity; and (iv) the reason the individual is an individual for whom a background check is permitted under the CIRMP; (ib) if the individual is, or is to be, a volunteer worker for an organisation for the purposes of a major national event and MNE accreditation is required for the purposes of that volunteer work: (i) the name and business address of the organisation; and (ii) details of the work that the individual is performing, or will perform, with the organisation; (j) if the individual is a student and, at the time the application is made, the individual has an operational need for an ASIC or MSIC for the purposes of the individual’s studies—the name and business address of the institution at which the individual is studying; (k) if the individual is a student and the application is made under clause 3.6 of the SSBA Standards—the name and business address of the institution at which the individual is studying; (ka) if the individual is a student and as part of the individual’s course of study the individual is undertaking, or will undertake, work for the purposes of a major national event and MNE accreditation is required for the purposes of that work: (i) the name and business address of the institution at which the individual is studying; and (ii) details of the work that the individual is undertaking or will undertake, including details of the person for whom the individual is, or will be, working; (kb) if the individual is a student and the application relates to a background check of the individual permitted under a CIRMP: (i) the name and business address of the responsible entity in relation to whom the CIRMP applies; and (ii) the name and business address of the institution at which the individual is studying; and (iii) details of the work that the individual is undertaking, or will undertake, including details of the person for whom the individual is, or will be, working; and (iv) the reason the individual is an individual for whom a background check is permitted under the CIRMP; (l) if the background check includes an assessment of information relating to whether the individual is an unlawful non‑citizen or holds a visa entitling the individual to work in Australia: (i) the number and country of issue of any passport issued to the individual; and (ia) if the individual does not have, or cannot use or obtain, a passport—the number of any document issued to the individual by the Immigration Department as a result of the individual not having, or not being able to use or obtain, a passport; and (ii) in any case—the number and expiry date of any visa granted to the individual enabling the individual to travel to and enter, or remain in, Australia; (m) if the individual’s application is made under a provision referred to in paragraph 8(1)(a)—a record of the individual having given express consent to the identity of the individual being verified, and any one of the following: (i) details of the Category A identification document for the individual (unless the Category A identification document is determined under section 5AA); (ia) if the Category A identification document for the individual is determined under section 5AA—details of one or more Category B identification documents or Category C identification documents for the individual, being details AusCheck can use to verify electronically the individual’s identity for the purposes of a background check; (ii) details of any alternative identification requirements, and details of any other identification documents required by the alternative identification requirements, approved in relation to the individual under regulation 6.27AC of the ATS Regulations or regulation 6.08BC of the MTOFS Regulations; (ma) if the application relates to a background check of the individual permitted under a CIRMP—a record of the express consent of the individual: (i) for the background check of the individual to be conducted; and (ii) if the CIRMP provides that the background check must include an identity verification check—for the identity of the individual to be verified; (n) if the application relates to a background check of the individual in connection with MNE accreditation and the individual is under 16 years of age at the time the application is made—a record of the express consent of the parent or guardian of the individual: (i) for a background check of the individual to be conducted; and (ii) if, under paragraph 21F(b), the background check must include an identity verification check—for the identity of the individual to be verified; (o) if the application relates to a background check of the individual permitted under a CIRMP and the individual is under 16 years of age at the time the application is made—a record of the express consent of the parent or guardian of the individual: (i) for the background check of the individual to be conducted; and (ii) if the CIRMP provides that the background check must include an identity verification check—for the identity of the individual to be verified; (p) if the application relates to background checks in connection with an individual’s participation in the Global Entry program, all of the following: (i) the express consent of the individual for the initial background check under subsection 11AH(1) and all follow‑up background checks under subsection 11AH(3); (ii) the express consent of the individual for the identity of the individual to be verified; (iii) if the applicant is required to have express consent under subparagraph 11AF(2)(a)(ii) or (b)(ii)—evidence of such consent; (iv) details of the Category A identification document mentioned in subparagraph 11AG(1)(b)(ii); (v) details of the Category B identification document mentioned in subparagraph 11AG(1)(b)(iii); (vi) details of the Category C identification document mentioned in subparagraph 11AG(1)(b)(iv).