Apply for Mutual Recognition

CONSENT AND DECLARATION – APPLICATION FOR ACCREDITATION

1. I certify that I am applying to be registered as a commercial passenger vehicle driver and/or driving instructor in Victoria pursuant to the mutual recognition principles.

2. I consent to the making of inquiries of, and the exchange of information with authorities in Australia and New Zealand regarding my registration as a commercial passenger vehicle driver or driving instructor within Australia and New Zealand and otherwise regarding matters relevant to this application and the information contained within.

3. I certify that this application is accompanied by document(s) that are either the original or a complete and accurate copy of the instrument it is purporting to be.

4. I have read and understood this notice and the Safe Transport Victoria (ST Vic) Privacy Policy. I consent to ST Vic collecting, storing, retaining, using, and disclosing all information obtained from or about me from other government agencies, organizations, or persons, for the purposes of dealing with this application, my driver accreditation, and/or my booking service provider registration under the Commercial Passenger Vehicle Industry Act 2017 or as otherwise authorized by law.

5. I declare that the information provided in this application form is, to the best of my knowledge, true, correct, and complete. I understand that providing false or misleading information is a serious offence under the Commercial Passenger Vehicle Industry Act 2017.

6. I consent to the ongoing checking by ST Vic of any of my records held by government agencies, organizations, or persons that are relevant to my suitability or fitness to hold my accreditation and/or my registration and the release of information recorded against my name.

7. I consent to ST Vic disclosing:

- the status of my accreditation, authority and/or registration, including that it has expired, on the ST Vic public register;

- my name and address if ST Vic is satisfied that I was a driver of a motor vehicle that has been involved in a traffic accident resulting in injury to a person or damage or destruction of any property and I failed to provide my name and address as required in section 61 of the Road Safety Act 1986 (Vic);

- my medical information to an independent health professional or review panel for the purposes of assessing whether I am sufficiently fit and healthy to hold driver accreditation or driving instructor authority and for such a medical professional or review panel to provide their written findings to ST Vic;

- the status of my application for accreditation, driving instructor authority and/or registration or the current validity of my accreditation, driving instructor authority and/or registration and details of any disciplinary action, restrictions, or conditions to which my accreditation, driving instructor authotity and/or registration is subject, to booking service providers with whom I may be affiliated or owners of vehicles I am permitted to drive;

- to any person who has made a complaint against me as an accredited driver, the action taken by ST Vic in response to any such substantiated complaint.

8. ST Vic has contractual arrangements with the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) to collect personal information on its behalf in order to utilise the electronic national document verification service for an individual who is seeking accreditation under the Commercial Passenger Vehicle Industry Act 2017 and related regulations.

9. ST Vic will use the results of the Document Verification Service (DVS) to determine the validity of your application for accreditation. DHA will access the records of the relevant issuing body or official record holder of the documentation that you have submitted in your application for accreditation. DHA will confirm the integrity of the information by checking with the relevant issuing body or official record holder.

10. I consent to ST Vic disclosing information to DHA for the purposes of the DVS and the identifying information contained on evidence of identity documents to be matched by the relevant issuing body or official record holder.

11. I understand that as an accredited organisation with the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC), ST Vic may collect personal information in order to submit a National Police History Check (NPHC) for an individual seeking driver accreditation under the Commercial Passenger Vehicle Industry Act 2017 and associated regulations.

12. I understand that as part of the NPHC, ACIC and other police agencies may access their records to obtain and disclose police history information relating to me.

13. I consent to ST Vic or other police agencies disclosing and receiving information about me from ACIC or any other Government department, agency, or entity, as the case may require, for the purposes of conducting an NPHC and other general law enforcement functions.

14. I declare that I seek to be accredited as a commercial passenger vehicle driver and/or a driving instructor in Victoria and that my work as a commercial passenger vehicle driver and/or driving instructor may involve contact with children and vulnerable groups.

15. I understand that if for any reason I do not agree with the results of the NPHC, I may notify ST Vic’s Privacy Officer (by writing to driver@safetransport.vic.gov.au or GPO Box 1716 Melbourne VIC 3001) in the first instance.

16. I understand that for any other questions, I can contact ACIC’s Privacy Officer at (02) 6268 7000 or (by writing to privacy@acic.gov.au or GPO Box 1573 Canberra City ACT 2601).