Tell us if your details change
Accurate records are important for keeping Australia safe.
If your address, contact details or legal name changes, we ask that you either:
- email the updated details to AusCheck@homeaffairs.gov.au
- update your profile in the applicant portal(Opens in a new tab/window).
If your legal name changes, you'll also need to provide a verifier with the original document proving the name change. For example:
- a marriage certificate
- a change of name certificate
- your reissued birth certificate.
You cannot use a statutory declaration to prove your change of name.
After the document has been accepted by AusCheck, your Critical Infrastructure Background Check Outcome (CIBCO) digital credential will be updated to show your new legal name.
Tell us if you start working with a new responsible entity
You can share your existing CIBCO with additional responsible entities by either:
- adding a new operational need in the applicant portal(Opens in a new tab/window)
- emailing AusCheck@homeaffairs.gov.au with the details.
You'll need the new responsible entity's employer code to share your existing CIBCO.
Note that different responsible entities may have specified different background checking validity periods in their Critical Infrastructure Risk Management Programs (CIRMPs).
Report new convictions
If a responsible entity has granted you access to a critical infrastructure asset, you are required to advise AusCheck in writing if you have been convicted of any security-relevant offence within 7 days of the convictions.
For a list of CIRMP security-relevant offences, see criminal offences.
If you don't report:
- it's a criminal offence
- you could be prosecuted.
How to report a conviction
- Complete Form 1558 - Individual Notification Self Report for New Criminal History [PDF 163 KB].
- Email the completed form to AusCheck@homeaffairs.gov.au.