Credentials / National Police Check
National Police Check in New South Wales
Issued by NSW Police Force.
Key facts
- Fee, name and date of birth check: $58.60, GST free
- Fee, fingerprint check: $221.70
- Printed certificate by post: $5.60 extra
- Processing: Most digital results are quick; around 30% go to manual review and take 1 to 15 business days
- Checked against the issuing authority on 2026-10-25.
What we have checked
- Fee, name and date of birth check
- $58.60, GST free NSW Police's own portal figure, relayed by a secondary source because the Police site refused automated access. Confirm on the portal before paying.
- Fee, fingerprint check
- $221.70
- Printed certificate by post
- $5.60 extra
- How to apply
- Online only, through the NSW Police portal No counter, postal, fax or email lodgement.
- Processing
- Most digital results are quick; around 30% go to manual review and take 1 to 15 business days A name that matches someone else on the database is the usual cause of a referral, and says nothing about you.
True wherever you are
- Does it expire
- No formal expiry It is a snapshot of the day it was issued, so the employer decides how recent it must be. Most care and construction employers want one from the last 12 months.
The rest of your tickets
A national police check is one of several you probably carry, each on its own clock. See which of yours lapses first, or register and we hold them all and chase the dates.