DHS Screening Unit services continue to operate as usual during COVID-19 response.
The table below outlines what information the Screening Unit uses for different types of check.
Type of check | Working with children | Disability services | Aged care sector | Vulnerable person-related | General employment probity | Police check (provided by SA Police, not DHS Screening Unit) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Required by law? | Yes | Yes | Yes (Commonwealth) | No | No | No |
Sources of information | National criminal history record check South Australian government agencies related to care concerns and investigations Applicant declarations | National criminal history record check South Australian government agencies related to care concerns and investigations Applicant declarations | National criminal history record check Applicant declarations | National criminal history record check Applicant declarations | National criminal history record check Applicant declarations | National criminal history record check |
Child protection information included? | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No |
Information assessed | National police apprehension reports Court sentencing remarks National convictions – withdrawn, spent, non-convictions. National charges – pending, withdrawn, dismissed, acquitted Submissions from or interviews with the individual about relevant assessable information | SA Police apprehension reports Court sentencing remarks National convictions – withdrawn, spent, non-convictions. National charges – pending, withdrawn, dismissed Submissions from or interviews with the individual about relevant assessable information | National convictions – including SA spent convictions Submissions from or interviews with the individual about relevant assessable information | National convictions – including SA spent convictions Submissions from or interviews with the individual about relevant assessable information | National convictions – including certain types of spent convictions Submissions from or interviews with the individual about relevant assessable information | National convictions – including certain types of spent convictions |
Convictions likely to result in an unsuccessful application | Murder Sexual assault Violence relating to a child Child pornography Child prostitution Child neglect | Murder Sexual assault Serious violent offences Aggravated assault Any offence committed against children or an individual with disability Theft or fraud related offences against an individual with disability or older person Drug supply offences relating to a child, older person, individual with disability | Murder Sexual assault Assault resulting in prison sentence | Dependant on role | Dependant on role | Defined by the organisation |
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