Pre-employment screening

You need to give consent for any pre-employment screening.

Some job offers may depend on the outcome of pre-employment screening.

Statutory declarations

Your employer may ask you for a statutory declaration to confirm that the information you have given them is true.

Find out how to create a Commonwealth statutory declaration.

Police checks

Your employer may ask you to complete a police check to see if you’ve had any relevant history with the police.

To complete the check, you’ll need to provide identification documents and declare any other names you’re known by or have been known by. You’ll also need to pay a fee.

Find out more about police checks in each state or territory. These links will take you away from myGov.

Working with children

If you’ll have contact with children at your job, you need to be screened first. What kind of screening you’ll need will depend on the state or territory you’re working in. You may need to pay a fee to be screened.

Find out more about how to be screened to work with children in each state or territory. These links will take you away from myGov.

Medical checks and declarations

Before starting a job, some employers may ask for information about your health. The most common way this is done is through:

• a medical declaration, where you fill out a form about your medical history
• a medical check, where a doctor performs an examination and assesses your health.

Your employer will let you know what to do if you need a medical check or declaration.

Proof of Vocational Education and Training (VET) qualifications

If you need to provide proof of your VET qualification, you can get your Unique Student Identifier (USI) VET transcript.

Licences and registrations

You may need a licence, permit or registration to work in some industries. Find more information on your state or territory government website.