In these terms and conditions, unless the context requires otherwise:
Agreement means the agreement between Australia Post and You that is formed when You submit an Application and You are presented with an electronic request to accept these Terms and Conditions and You select ‘Submit & Continue’.
Applicant means a natural person who is applying to access the National Police Check Service to purchase a NCCHC through Australia Post.
Application means Your application to access the National Police Check Service and includes for the avoidance of doubt, the NCCHC Application and the NCCHC Exceptional Circumstances Application (as the case may be).
Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission or ACIC means the Commonwealth of Australia represented by ACIC, which is responsible for administering the provision of the NCCHC.
Exceptional Circumstances means those circumstances described in the NCCHC Exceptional Circumstances Application that affect You and which result in Your inability to provide the minimum proof of identity documents required in the NCCHC Application.
Exceptional Circumstances means those circumstances described in the NCCHC Exceptional Circumstances Application that affect You and which result in Your inability to provide the minimum proof of identity documents required in the NCCHC Application.
GST has the same meaning as defined in section 195 of the A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999 (Cth).
National Police Check Service means the service provided by Australia Post, including the Verification Service, which enables You to purchase and receive a NCCHC.
Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check, or NCCHC, means the performance of a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check by ACIC, commonly called a police check, to produce a certificate that shows police information including any disclosable court outcomes and pending charges relating to the Applicant in Australia.
NCCHC Application means the application in Your name to access the National Police Check Service to purchase a NCCHC.
NCCHC Exceptional Circumstances Application means the application in Your name to access the National Police Check Service to purchase a NCCHC when, due to Exceptional Circumstances, You are unable to provide the minimum proof of identity documents required in the NCCHC Application.
Parent means an Applicant’s biological parent or legal guardian.
Spent Convictions means convictions that are not required to be disclosed in certain circumstances due to the operation of spent convictions legislation, which may include convictions for less serious offences for which the waiting period has ended, where a pardon for an offence is granted or where the conviction is quashed.
Standard NCCHC means a NCCHC performed in relation to an Applicant that is not a Volunteer NCCHC.
Store My Details for Reuse Service means the retention, by Australia Post, of the Personal Information You have provided to Australia Post as part of the National Police Check Service to enable future NCCHC’s to be obtained, as detailed in Schedule 1.
Verification Service means the performance of an identity check by Australia Post for You as a part of the National Police Check Service.
Volunteer means a person who:
(a) freely holds a position or performs a role on a voluntary basis; or
(b) is not an employee or contractor and will not be entitled to a salary or any other entitlements associated with the position or role, other than payment of out of pocket expenses; or
(c) is a student undertaking a compulsory vocational placement as a requirement of an Australian-based academic institution or training course.
Volunteer NCCHC means a NCCHC performed in relation to an Applicant who is a Volunteer.
You and Your means an Applicant, and/or a Parent of an Applicant, for the National Police Check Service who enters into an Agreement with Australia Post for the National Police Check Service.