If you are applying to use your funds in Court to buy a property, you need to give us a national police check for every person over 16 years of age who would live with you.

If you already live in a trust property and someone new wants to move in, you need to give us a national police check for that person.

You can get a national police check from several places. We have created this guide for how to get it from Crime Check Australia because their application process is simple.

How much will it cost?

A national police check from Crime Check Australia costs $99 in 2026.

You can get a police check from other agencies, like Service Victoria ($89.10 in 2026) or the Australian Federal Police ($56 in 2026).

You can apply to be reimbursed from your funds in Court.

Collect your information

You will need:

  • a credit or debit card
  • your legal names and any previous names
  • your date and place of birth
  • your gender information
  • your addresses for the last five years
  • your identity documents – the easiest combination is your passport, driver licence and Medicare card. There are other options though – Crime Check Australia has more information on their website and they have a Document Guide [PDF 2MB].

Go to the Crime Check Australia application page.

Enter your personal details. You will be asked for your legal name and your contact details.

Personal details screen with form fields for Your legal name – First, Middle and Last name, and Contact details – email and mobile number

You will be asked about the Check Type & Purpose.

Check type = Membership and entitlements

Check Purpose = write “Insurance for a property held in trust”

Requesting Organisation/Relevant Entity = write “Funds in Court, Supreme Court of Victoria”

City/town of work/role = write the city or town where the property you want to buy is. If you haven’t found a specific property yet, put the city or town where you are looking.

State or work/role = select the state where the property you want to buy is from the dropdown list.

For example:

Check type and purpose screen with form fields for Check type, Check purpose, Requesting organisation/relevant entity, City/town of work/role and State of work/role

Check that all of your information is correct – you cannot change it later.

Tick the box if you agree to the terms and conditions and for your personal information to be collected.

Click Save & Continue.

Screen with a tick box to acknowledge the terms and conditions and collection of personal information. The tick box and a large orange Save and continue button are circled in red

A payment screen will load. Enter your payment details and click Submit Payment & Continue.

Payment information screen with form fields for credit card details. A large orange Submit payment and continue button is circled in red

The screen will reload when your payment has been processed.

You will also get an email from Crime Check Australia. This includes a link you can use to return to your application at a later time.

When you are ready to provide your identification documents, click on Finalise details.

Payment information screen with a green banner saying Your payment has been processed successfully. A large orange Finalise details button is circled in red

If you are coming back to your application, you will be asked to log in. The Resume existing application screen will load.

Resume existing application screen with form fields for the Check ID and associated email address. A large orange Resume check button is circled in red

Your Check ID is in the email you would have received from Crime Check Australia.

Enter your Check ID, the email address you provided in Step 1, and click Resume Check.

You will be asked to provide your personal details – your legal name, birth details and place of birth.

Legal name screen with form fields for First name, Middle name and Last name. There is a blue button that says I’ve been known by another name
Birth details screen with form fields for the day, month and year of birth and gender
Place of birth screen with a dropdown list for Country of birth

Once you have selected the country of your birth, more fields will appear.

Place of birth screen where the Country of birth has been set to Australia. There are now two new form fields – Suburb/town of birth and state of birth

The last item on this screen is Purpose clarification. This is not required.

Check that all of your information is correct – you cannot change it later.

Click Save & Next.

Large orange Save and next button circled in red

A new screen will load. Enter your current residential address and how long you have been living at this address.

Current residential address screen with form fields for Street number and name, Suburb/town, State, Postcode and Country
How long have you been living at this address screen with form fields for Years and Months

If you have been living at your current address for less than five years, you will be asked to provide your previous addresses for the last five years.

Previous addresses screen with form fields for Street number and name, Suburb/town, State, Postcode and Country. There are Years and Months form fields for the question How long have you lived at this address? There is a blue Add previous address button

When you have entered all of your previous addresses for the last five years, check that all of your information is correct – you cannot change it later.

Click Save & Next.

Large orange Save and next button circled in red

The Identity Documents Upload screen will load.

You can choose to take photos of your identity documents on your smartphone, or to continue on your current device.

How do you want to upload your ID documents screen. There are two choices. Choice 1 is Take photos using my smartphone – you can enter your mobile phone number to receive a link or scan a QR code. Choice 2 is Continue on this device

The procedure is the same whether you use a smartphone or your current device. It can be a little faster to use a smartphone as you can take pictures and upload them directly to Crime Check Australia.

The guide below uses screenshots from a laptop.

Select the type of document you can provide from the dropdown list.

Identity Documents Upload screen with a dropdown list to select a document you can provide

More fields will appear once you have made a selection, for example:

Screen showing Australian passport has been selected as the identity document. There are form fields to Upload an image of the passport page that contains you photo and personal details, Passport number, Passport type, and the Day, Month and Year of the passport expiry date

Check that all of your information is correct – you cannot change it later. When you have entered your first document, click Save & Next.

Primary Use in Community Document

The Primary Use in Community Document screen will load.

Select the type of document you can provide from the dropdown list.

Primary use in Community Document screen with a dropdown list to select which document you are able to provide

More fields will appear once you have made a selection, for example:

Screen showing Australian driver licence has been selected as the Primary use in the community document. There are form fields to Upload an image of the front and back of the driver licence, Licence number, the Day, Month and Year of the licence expiry date and what entity issued the licence

Check that all of your information is correct – you cannot change it later.

When you have entered your primary use in community document, click Save & Next.

Large orange Save and next button circled in red

Secondary Use in the Community Documents

The Secondary Use in the Community Documents screen will load. Select one document you can provide from the list.

Secondary Use in the Community Documents screen, with a tick box list of document types

More fields will appear once you have made a selection, for example:

Screen showing Medicare card has been selected as the Secondary use in the community document. There are form fields to Upload an image of the front of the card, Medicare card number, Individual reference number, Card type, and the Month and Year the card is Valid to

Check that all of your information is correct – you cannot change it later.

When you have entered your secondary use in the community document, click Save & Next.

Large orange Save and next button circled in red

Selfie time!

The Selfie Time! screen will load.

You can choose to take a photo of yourself with one of your identity documents on your smartphone, or to continue on your current device.

Selfie time screen. There are two choices. Choice 1 is Take selfie with my smartphone – you can enter your mobile phone number to receive a link or scan a QR code. Choice 2 is Continue on my computer where you need to take a photo or upload a file

Once you have provided your selfie, click Save & Next.

Large orange Save and next button circled in red

Informed consent

The Informed consent screen will load.

If you understand and agree, sign in the box and write your full name in the box underneath. Click Submit Application.

Informed consent screen with the ACIC General Information and Informed Consent Declaration. Under that are form fields for the Applicant’s signature and Applicant’s name. A large orange Submit application button is circled in red

The submission confirmation screen will load.

Screen with the message Your police check application has been submitted

You will also get an email from Crime Check Australia to confirm your application has been submitted.

When it is ready, your national police check will be sent to your email.

Send the national police check to Funds in Court

You need to send the national police check to funds in Court as soon as you receive it. Please send it to requests@fundsincourt.vic.gov.au.