FAQ 08 I already have a current check, do I have to get a new one?
It depends on the sort of check you have.
You can use your current, valid DHS/DCSI child-related employment screening until it expires. When it is time to renew, you must apply for a Working with Children Check (anytime in the six months before your current WWCC expires).
If you have a National Police Certificate assessed by your organisation and use it to work or volunteer with children, you have until 1 July 2020 to get a Working with Children Check.
All previous Screening and Authority checks from the Uniting Church (done before 1 July 2019) are null and void from 1 July 2020