Information assessed

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Information assessed	National police apprehension reports Court sentencing remarks National convictions – withdrawn, spent, non-convictions. National charges – pending, withdrawn, dismissed, acquitted Submissions from or interviews with the individual about relevant assessable information	SA Police apprehension reports Court sentencing remarks National convictions – withdrawn, spent, non-convictions. National charges – pending, withdrawn, dismissed Submissions from or interviews with the individual about relevant assessable information	National convictions – including SA spent convictions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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