Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00555:section:5
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00555
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 5
Character Range: 8601–9708

5  Definition of background check
  A background check, in relation to an individual, is an assessment of information relating to one or more of the following:
 (a) the individual's criminal history;
 (aa) if required or permitted under a regulation made under subsection 8(3):
 (i) whether the individual has been charged with a serious offence; or
 (ii) whether a charge for a serious offence has been resolved in relation to the individual;
 (b) matters relevant to a security assessment (as defined in subsection 35(1) of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979) of the individual;
 (ba) if the background check is conducted for the purposes of paragraph 8(1)(a)—matters relevant to a criminal intelligence assessment (as defined in section 36A of the Australian Crime Commission Act 2002) of the individual;
 (c) the individual's citizenship status, residency status or the individual's entitlement to work in Australia, including but not limited to, whether the person is an Australian citizen, a permanent resident or an unlawful non‑citizen;
 (d) the identity of the individual.