Background checks
In all dealings, employees of Te Rau Ora must be fair, reasonable and beyond reproach. For this reason, it is vital that all those employed by Te Rau Ora are honest and trustworthy. As part of the standard background checking process we will complete a criminal convictions check through the Ministry of Justice. Criminal conviction checks will be undertaken on the preferred candidate, and these results may not be available until after the commencement of employment.
The results from the Ministry of Justice will be checked with you for accuracy. If at any time prior to your provisional appointment you have not given Te Rau Ora any information that is relevant to the background checks, and/or you have provided any misleading or false information, this may be grounds for dismissal without notice.
Criminal records declaration
Criminal Records (Clean Slate) Act 2004
The clean slate scheme allows some people the right, in some circumstances, to withhold information about their criminal convictions. It means that when an eligible person is asked about their criminal record, they can say they have no criminal record.
A person must meet all the following conditions. They must have:
a) No convictions within the last seven years
b) Never been sentenced to a custodial sentence (for example, imprisonment)
c) Never been ordered by a court following a criminal case to be detained in a hospital due to their mental condition, instead of being sentenced
d) Not been convicted of a "specified offence" (for example, sexual offending against children and young people or the mentally impaired)
e) Paid in full any fine, reparation, or costs ordered by the court in a criminal case
f) Never been indefinitely disqualified from driving under section 65 of the Land Transport Act 1998 or any earlier equivalent position
If you require further information on the Clean Slate Act please contact the Ministry of Justice.
Taking into account the above Clean Slate information: