Teachers and childcare workers will be among the first able to perform digital identity checks in New South Wales when the state government launches a new option for renewing Working with Children Checks on Monday.
The Australian-first renewal option, to be announced by Customer Service and Digital Government minister Jihad Dib, arrives after more than a year of testing as part of the state government’s NSW Digital ID program.
It will remove the need for anyone renewing their clearance to work with children to attend a Service NSW service centre and provide copies of physical identity documents to prove their identity.
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