Applying for Working with Children Checks (WWCC) and National Police Checks (NPC)

Wednesday 9 August 2023

Working with Children Checks (WWCC)

1.    In order to apply for a Working With Children Check, go to https://www.workingwithchildren.vic.gov.au and answer the required questions. If the WWCC is requested by an organization where you do voluntary work, tick ‘volunteer,’ this means you will not have to pay for the WWCC.

2.    If you have used another name, including maiden surnames or aliases, these need to be listed in the section ‘have you been known by another name.’

3.    List your residential address and any other address where you have lived in the past five years.

4.    Under organization please write:

St Damian Catholic Church

5 Settlement Road, Bundoora VIC 3083

Tel: 03 94672797

5.    Under Occupational Work Code please select number: 64. Religious Organisations.

6.    The next screen is meant for you to check your details one last time before you submit.

7.    In the next screen you will need to tick the box at the bottom to indicate that you agree with what you have read.

8.    Press print and take this sheet, together with a passport size photo (not older than 12 months) and 100 points of identification, to a post office. (The parish is happy to refund any expenses incurred for the photo.)

9.    It is advised that you register your WWCC on the website. This will help you update your details when necessary. You can do this at: https://online.justice.vic.gov.au/wwccu/login.doj?next=mycheck

10.If you already have a WWCC all you need to do is to register with the WWCC website and then add St Damian’ Church as an employer and follow the instruction 4 and 5 above. This can be done also if you have an Employee card.

11.(NB you can only have one card at the same time. If you initially had a Volunteer card but then needed an Employee card, the Volunteer card is cancelled. To confirm this please go to: https://online.justice.vic.gov.au/wwccu/login.doj?next=mycheck and check the status of your card/s.)

National Police Checks (NPC) 

1.    If you are asked to apply for a National Police Check, please go to: https://www.police.vic.gov.au/national-police-records-checks#apply-for-a-national-police-check scroll down to ‘Apply for a national police check and download the file: Consent to Check and Release National Police Record. The file will open as a pdf on which you can enter your details online.

2.    In section C, under ‘postal address,’ please type in 5 Settlement Road, Bundoora, VIC 3083. (NB We prefer if the police check comes to the parish office first and then we will forward it to you. It saves us having to chase it from you later.)

3.    In section D, ‘Is this certificate being paid for by an organization,’ please put X in the box. In the following boxes please type in:

Name of representative: Fr Joe Dong Tran

Title: Parish Priest 

Organisation: St Damian’s Catholic church  

Address: 5 Settlement Road, Bundoora VIC 3038 

Tel: 03 94672797

4.    In section E, tick option 2, others: Parish Volunteer.

Name of organization and representative, as in 3 above.

CVF number: 13/2423

5.    When you are ready please print and bring it to the parish office together with 100 points of identification. They can be photocopied and certified at the parish office. The parish office will also pay for the police check. No photo is required for the police check.

Thank You