Australian pre-employment screening

Reference Checks.
Background Checks.
Medicals.

Built for Australian hiring teams that want to reduce bad hires, false starts and the time to onboard.

Free plan available · No credit card required

DashboardExample
Active Checks
0
+3 today
Completed
0
34 this month
Candidates
0
12 this week
CandidateCheck TypeStatusDate
Sarah J.ReferenceVerifiedToday
Marcus T.ID + PoliceIn ProgressToday
Lisa P.FinancialVerifiedYesterday
David K.EmploymentPendingYesterday
0 fraud alerts
12 reports ready
PDF export
Privacy Act 1988 Compliant
Australian Data Centres
AES-256 Encrypted
Encrypted in Transit (TLS 1.3)
Full Audit Trail
Australian Privacy Principles
Privacy Act 1988 Compliant
Australian Data Centres
AES-256 Encrypted
Encrypted in Transit (TLS 1.3)
Full Audit Trail
Australian Privacy Principles
Privacy Act 1988 Compliant
Australian Data Centres
AES-256 Encrypted
Encrypted in Transit (TLS 1.3)
Full Audit Trail
Australian Privacy Principles
Privacy Act 1988 Compliant
Australian Data Centres
AES-256 Encrypted
Encrypted in Transit (TLS 1.3)
Full Audit Trail
Australian Privacy Principles

Features

Every Check You Need. One Platform.

From identity verification to adverse media screening, run every check your candidates need without switching between providers.

Identity

  • 100-Point ID Verification
  • Right to Work (VEVO)
  • Address Verification

Criminal

  • National Police Check
  • Working With Children Check
  • NDIS Worker Screening

Financial

  • Credit History
  • Bankruptcy Search
  • Directorship (ASIC)

Employment & Professional

  • Employment History
  • Qualification Verification
  • Professional Licence (AHPRA)

Medical

  • Pre-Employment Medical
  • Drug & Alcohol Screen
  • Coal & Rail Medicals

Mining & Construction

  • White Card
  • High Risk Work Licence
  • Working at Heights

Screening

  • Adverse Media
  • Social Media Scan
  • Sanctions & PEP

Clearances & Health

  • WWCC Clearance
  • Colour Vision Testing
  • Functional Movement

How it works

Three steps to verified results

No training needed. Create a request, your candidate completes it, you get results.

01

Create Request

Select the check types you need, enter the candidate's details, and send the request. It takes less than a minute.

02

Candidate Completes

Your candidate receives a secure portal link via email. They upload documents, provide consent, and complete each check at their own pace.

03

Get Verified Results

Results are delivered to your dashboard with fraud detection alerts, ready to download as professional PDF reports.

02References

References that ask
the next question.

When a referee gives a short or guarded answer, RefChecks asks the follow-up a good recruiter would — so you read substance, not pleasantries.

“Smart follow-ups ask the question a good recruiter would ask next.”

Q · How did they handle pressure on site?

“Fine, mostly. Busy periods were okay.”

Follow-up · asked by RefChecks

Can you give one example of a busy period and what they did differently?

“During the December shutdown she ran two crews across split shifts, re-sequenced the handover plan and we still hit certification. That’s when I knew she could run her own site.”

Excerpt · referee response, p.4 of report

Smart Follow-Ups

When a referee mentions something worth exploring — a hedge, a hesitation, a standout project — RefChecks asks a tailored follow-up question in the moment. Every reference reads like a real conversation, not a survey.

“They handled most deadlines fine”

smart follow-up

“Which deadlines were the exception, and what got in the way?”

1,224 Role Templates

Ready-made question sets for the roles you actually hire — from Registered Nurse to Dump Truck Operator to Software Engineer. Pick the role and send; the right questions are already written.

Site SupervisorRegistered NurseElectricianAccount ManagerHD Fitter+1,219 more

Question Generator

Hiring for something niche? Paste the job description and RefChecks drafts a tailored, neutral question set from it in seconds — edit anything, save it as your own template, reuse it forever.

Job description

“Wind Turbine Technician — rope access, rotating roster, fault diagnosis…”

Safety at height & rescue readiness
Fault-finding under pressure
Rotation & remote-site reliability
Built-in Fraud Protection

Fraud Signals a Phone Call Can't Catch

Every reference runs through layered checks while the referee completes it. Employment details are cross-referenced against previous verifications, employers are matched to the Australian Business Register, and behavioural signals reveal what a phone call never could.

  • Device intelligence spots when one device answers as several ‘different’ referees
  • Employers verified against the Australian Business Register — official entity and ABN
  • Claims cross-checked against our growing database of completed verifications
  • Link, timing and paste patterns flag coached or scripted responses
Candidate Claims
CompanyAcme Corp
RoleSenior Manager
Duration3 years
Database Record
CompanyAcme Corp
RoleJunior Associate
Duration11 months
2 discrepancies detected - flagged for review

Integrations

Integrates With Your ATS

Sync candidates, trigger checks, and receive results from your existing workflow. First integrations rolling out now.

JobAdderIn beta
ManatalIn beta
BullhornComing soon
RefChecks
GreenhousePlanned
LeverPlanned
Monday.comPlanned

Don't see your ATS? Let us know what you'd like to see next.

Pricing

Simple, Transparent Pricing

No hidden fees, no per-check surprises. Pick the plan that fits your team.

Free

Try the full platform — free forever

$0/month
  • 2 reference checks a month
  • 1,200+ role-based question templates
  • AI summaries and risk flags on every reference
  • 40+ checks and medicals, priced per check
  • Candidate portal and Career Passport
  • Two-factor authentication
Start free

Team

For growing teams

$49/month

All features on Free, plus

  • 10 reference checks a month
  • Unlimited team members with roles and permissions
  • Org question library — save your own question sets
  • Your logo and brand colour on candidate-facing pages
Start free trial

Growth

Popular

The full platform for scaling teams

$99/month

All features on Team, plus

  • 50 reference checks a month
  • Smart AI follow-ups from each referee's own answers
  • Fraud detection on every reference
  • Pulse, exit and onboarding surveys with eNPS
  • Hiring insights and monthly board packs
  • Continuous monitoring and expiry alerts
  • Workforce compliance matrix and dashboard
  • Live chat, email and priority support
Start free trial

Enterprise

Custom terms and invoice billing

Contact us

All features on Growth, plus

  • Unlimited reference checks
  • Volume pricing on checks
  • Invoice billing and custom terms
  • Dedicated support and SLA guarantees
Contact us

Every plan can order employment checks and medicals from the 40+ check catalogue — priced per check when you order, paid by card or wallet credit. See per-check pricing

How teams use RefChecks

Built for how recruitment teams work

Consolidate your screening stack

Replace separate providers for references, police checks, and ID verification with a single platform - and speed up your time-to-fill.

One portal for candidates

Candidates complete every check in one place while your team tracks exactly where each one is at, from a single dashboard.

Catch what others miss

Fraud detection flags discrepancies in employment history against the platform's verification database - with a full audit trail for compliance.

Live in minutes

Run your first reference check within minutes of signing up, with professional PDF reports you can share with clients.

ATS integrations on the way

JobAdder and other ATS integrations are in the works - soon you'll be able to start checks when a candidate reaches the offer stage, no re-keying.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

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