Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated ActsA 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.