NDIS Worker Screening Check in New South Wales
How the NDIS Worker Screening Check works in New South Wales: the issuing agency, application steps, cost, 5-year validity and what NDIS providers must keep on file.
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The facts
Validity
NSW specifics
How it works for NSW providers
- Identify which roles in your organisation are risk assessed roles under the NDIS rules.
- The worker applies through the Office of the Children's Guardian (applications through Service NSW) and verifies their identity.
- You link the application to your organisation and verify the worker in the NDIS Worker Screening Database.
- Record the clearance and its expiry, and diarise a renewal well before the 5 years is up.
Issuing agencies in every state and territory
| State | Issuing agency |
|---|---|
| NSW | Office of the Children's Guardian |
| VIC | Victorian NDIS Worker Screening Unit (Department of Government Services) |
| QLD | Disability Worker Screening, Queensland Department of Justice |
| WA | WA Screening Unit (Department of Communities) |
| SA | DHS Screening Unit (Department of Human Services) |
| TAS | Consumer, Building and Occupational Services (Department of Justice) |
| ACT | Access Canberra |
| NT | SAFE NT (NT Police, Fire and Emergency Services) |
General information only, reviewed 2026-10-26 from the official sources linked above. Always confirm against the issuing agency before acting.
FAQs
Common questions
Office of the Children's Guardian (NDIS Worker Check).
$112 for paid workers; free for volunteers.
A cleared NDIS Worker Screening Check lasts 5 years and is recognised by NDIS providers in every state and territory.
Yes. NDIS Worker Screening Check clearances are national, so a worker cleared in another state or territory can work for a NSW provider. You still need to link them to your organisation and verify them in the NDIS Worker Screening Database.
Registered providers must identify their risk assessed roles, make sure workers in those roles hold a valid clearance (or an accepted interim arrangement), and keep records of each worker's screening status. Auditors check these records against the NDIS Practice Standards.
Other states
The same guide for other states
NSW locations
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