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title: "Record a Victorian NDIS worker-screening clearance and its expiry"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/ndis-and-disability-law/build-the-ndis-worker-screening-clearance-and-expiry-register/victoria"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A55-NE20261022-4-VIC"
practice_area: "NDIS & Disability Law"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["VIC"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-25"
---

# Record a Victorian NDIS worker-screening clearance and its expiry

> From the clearance record and the provider's worker list, fill a register with the screening number, whether it is a Victorian or an interstate clearance, the issue and expiry dates, and the 90-day renewal window.…

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/ndis-and-disability-law/build-the-ndis-worker-screening-clearance-and-expiry-register/victoria  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-25

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [NDIS & Disability Law](https://ailawframework.com/practice/ndis-and-disability-law.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | From the clearance record and the provider's worker list, fill a register with the screening number, whether it is a Victorian or an interstate clearance, the issue and expiry dates, and the 90-day renewal window. Do not mark a worker as cleared to start. |
| What the lawyer must review | Take the expiry date from the clearance record Do not mark a pending first application as a clearance Escalate an exclusion or an interim exclusion to the lawyer Health records stay in the firm tool |
| Written for | Victoria |
| Applies to | [Build the NDIS worker screening clearance and expiry register](https://ailawframework.com/practice/ndis-and-disability-law/build-the-ndis-worker-screening-clearance-and-expiry-register.md) |

## Checking plan

**Verify against sources**

A Victorian clearance is valid for 5 years unless surrendered or revoked. Renewal can start 90 days before expiry. The register does not decide that a worker may start.

- What the AI does: From the clearance record and the provider's worker list, fill a register with the screening number, whether it is a Victorian or an interstate clearance, the issue and expiry dates, and the 90-day renewal window. Do not mark a worker as cleared to start.
- What the lawyer does: The lawyer makes the legal assessment, checks the source material and authorises the output for its intended use.
- Who reviews: Lawyer competent in this practice area
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 23 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Checks the lawyer makes

1. Record a clearance as valid for 5 years from the date of the notice unless the record shows it was surrendered or revoked. Count the renewal window as 90 days before that expiry.
2. Victoria's page says a person must not work in a risk-assessed role for a registered provider while a first check is being decided, unless an exception on that page applies. Do not enter a pending first application as current.
3. A clearance that has expired may still allow work only where the page's renewal conditions are all met, including that there is no interim exclusion. The lawyer checks those conditions. The register does not.
4. An exclusion means the person cannot work in a risk-assessed role. The page says a further application cannot be made for five years after the notice unless circumstances change, and work is still not permitted until a clearance is received.

## Notes

- If an internal review upholds an exclusion, the page says an application to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal may be made within 28 days after that internal review. Record that date only when the file shows it. Do not calculate it from a missing date.
- The Worker Screening Act 2020 is in force as version 018, effective 19 October 2026. The page's offence table cites section 118(1). The text of that section was not opened. The page's dollar table for penalty units is labelled 2024-2025. Do not treat those dollars as the current unit.

## Practical guide

Jurisdiction: Victoria. NDIS Worker Screening Check issued through the Victorian Worker Screening Unit.

**Deliverable**: A register of clearance number, issue and expiry, and the 90-day renewal window, with no decision that the worker may start.

**Inputs**

- Clearance records
- The provider's worker list
- Any exclusion or interim exclusion notice

**Example**: Illustrative example: A clearance notice is dated and has not been revoked. The register records a five-year expiry and a renewal window of 90 days before that date. It does not say the worker may start in a risk-assessed role.

**Stop and escalate when**

- The clearance record has no expiry date.
- An exclusion notice is in the file and has been entered as a current clearance.

Checked 2026-10-23.

## Sources

- [Victorian Government: NDIS Worker Screening Check](https://www.vic.gov.au/ndis-worker-screening-check) (checked 2026-10-23)
- [Worker Screening Act 2020 (Vic), in force](https://www.legislation.vic.gov.au/in-force/acts/worker-screening-act-2020) (checked 2026-10-23)

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*