Care worker checks by state and territory
Cost, validity, renewal and employer rules for Working with Children Checks, NDIS Worker Screening, police checks and teacher registration in every state.
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Australia runs most care worker checks state by state. A Working with Children Check rarely covers ongoing work in another state, the NDIS Worker Screening Check is national but you apply where you live, each police force sets its own fee, and teacher registration rules for early childhood teachers differ by state. These pages hold the facts for each one, checked against the official source.
Working with Children Check
Every state and territory's Working with Children Check compared: name, issuer, validity, and paid and volunteer cost, checked at the official source. Compare every state.
- Working with Children Check (NSW): New South Wales
- Working with Children Check (VIC): Victoria
- Blue Card (QLD): Queensland
- Working with Children Check (WA): Western Australia
- Working with Children Check (SA): South Australia
- Registration to Work with Vulnerable People (TAS): Tasmania
- Working with Vulnerable People (ACT): Australian Capital Territory
- Ochre Card (NT): Northern Territory
NDIS Worker Screening Check
NDIS Worker Screening Check fees, renewal windows and application routes in every state and territory, checked against official sources in October 2026. Compare every state.
- NDIS Worker Check (NSW): New South Wales
- NDIS Worker Screening Check (VIC): Victoria
- NDIS Worker Screening Check (QLD): Queensland
- NDIS Worker Screening Check (WA): Western Australia
- NDIS Worker Check (SA): South Australia
- NDIS Worker Screening Check (TAS): Tasmania
- NDIS Worker Screening Check (ACT): Australian Capital Territory
- NDIS Worker Screening Check (NT): Northern Territory
National Police Check
Compare National Police Check fees, turnaround and application routes for every state police force, and what Aged Care, Disability and Childcare accept. Compare every state.
- National Police Check (NSW): New South Wales
- National Police Check (VIC): Victoria
- National Police Check (QLD): Queensland
- National Police Check (WA): Western Australia
- National Police Check (SA): South Australia
- National Police Check (TAS): Tasmania
- National Police Check (ACT): Australian Capital Territory
- National Police Check (NT): Northern Territory
Teacher registration
Whether early childhood teachers must register in each state, plus the authority, fees, renewal and register, checked at official sources in October 2026. Compare every state.
- Teacher accreditation (NSW): New South Wales
- Teacher registration (VIC): Victoria
- Teacher registration (QLD): Queensland
- Teacher registration (WA): Western Australia
- Teacher registration (SA): South Australia
- Teacher registration (TAS): Tasmania
- Teacher registration (ACT): Australian Capital Territory
- Teacher registration (NT): Northern Territory
This is general information, not compliance advice. Always confirm requirements with the relevant regulator, and remember that providers keep the legal responsibility to sight credentials and decide who can work.
We work hard to keep everything accurate, and our compliance engine keeps up with the rules as they change. Even so, we might get a detail slightly wrong or miss something. No one's perfect. If you think something here needs updating, email us at resources@koora.care. We would genuinely rather know, because we all do better when we help each other get it right.
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