Working with children clearance: apply and renew

To work or volunteer with children in the Northern Territory (NT), you must apply for a working with children clearance (Ochre Card).

The following application fees:

• $84 - if paid employment (including student placement)
• $8 - if volunteering
• $33 - if replacing a lost, damaged or stolen card.

Before you apply

With your application, you must include:

• your identity documents:
  • original copies - if applying in person
  • scanned copies in GIF, JPG, PDF, PNG or TIFF format - if applying online or by mail
• a passport-sized photo - if not applying in person at SAFE NT.

To pay the reduced volunteer fee, you must also include a volunteer declaration form PDF (256.2 KB).

This form must be completed by your volunteering organisation.

How to apply

You can apply online, in person or by mail.

Online

You can apply online via the NT Police SAFE NT website. It is fast and easy to complete. You can also:

• renew your card
• check your renewal date
• change your details
• request a replacement card
• check the progress of an online application.

You must complete the application in one sitting. You can't save your information and return to it.

Apply online

In person or by mail

To apply in person or by mail, follow these steps:

Step 1. Fill in the relevant form:

• paid employment working with children clearance form PDF (1.3 MB)
• volunteers working with children clearance form  PDF (317.3 KB).

If applying by mail, fill in the payment option on your form or provide a bank cheque. Do not send cash.

Step 2. Attach the following supporting documents:

• identity documents
• a passport-sized photo (if applicable)
• volunteer declaration form (if applicable).

Step 3. Submit your application:

• in person at:
  • SAFE NT - see below
  • a Territory Business Centre
  • your local NT Police station.
• by mail to SAFE NT - see below.

Contact

SAFE NT
Ground floor, NAB building - enter via the pedestrian laneway adjacent to the Dragonfly car park
71 Smith Street
Darwin NT 0800
safent.police@pfes.nt.gov.au

GPO Box 39764
Winnellie NT 0821

Phone: 1800 723 368 (1800 SAFE NT)