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One-to-one identity, document and data checks against the DVS and Australian data sources, run from the Portal or by API.

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Court Check

Court Check API

Court Check searches court records for a person or a company. It returns either a summary of how many records exist and of what type, or the records themselves, across civil listings, criminal listings or both, in one state or all of them.

  • Civil records, criminal records or both, searched in a single state or across all eight states and territories
  • A summary report for a quick count, or a detailed report with the records, paginated for review
For developers

After the technical detail?

For the technical detail, go to the API documentation. It holds the request and response schema, the integration guides and the error codes for this endpoint.

  • Request and response schema
  • Name formats and sandbox records
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Accounts start in the sandbox. Production keys are issued once the account is approved.

Encrypted in transit and at rest Handled under the Australian Privacy Principles
What the check gives you

Finding court records against a person or company before you deal with them

A court record is often the first sign of a problem a customer will not volunteer. Court Check takes a person's name or a company name, searches civil or criminal listings in the state you choose or all of them, and returns either a count of what exists or the records themselves. A summary answers whether there is anything to look at; a detailed report gives the analyst the records.

Whether records exist, and how many

A summary report returns the number and type of records found against the name or company. The total available is returned regardless of how many you asked for.

The records themselves

A detailed report returns the court records found, paginated with a maximum number of results and a first-result offset so long lists can be reviewed page by page.

Civil, criminal or both

The listing parameter limits the search to civil records, criminal records or all records.

One state or all of them

A state code limits the search to that state or territory. If the state is omitted, all states are searched.

How a check runs

One call, answered in the same response

Your system sends the name or company, the report type, the listing and the state. The records are searched and the result comes back in the same response, with no polling.

A detailed name search takes the full name as "Last name, First name Middle name", or in natural order through the unstructured field, which the API splits for you.

What it costs

A monthly subscription, drawn down as you run checks

Your subscription is credited to your account each month and each check consumes credits from it. If you go past the included amount, further checks are charged at a per-check rate. The rate depends on the volume you commit to, so the sales team is the fastest way to find where your business lands.

  • Volume-based pricing
  • No lock-in contract
How billing works
Subscribe monthly, spend it as credits
  • The monthly subscription arrives as credits on your account.
  • Each check draws down credits as it runs.
  • Checks beyond the included credits are billed per check.
  • Higher monthly volume moves you to a lower rate.
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Related checks

Others in Court Check

Court Check Multiple runs the same search for up to 20 subjects in one call. PEP and Sanction Search and Banned and Disqualified Person Search cover the other screening registers.

Questions

Questions we get asked about Court Check

Do we need a developer to implement this?
Yes. Court Check is a REST endpoint that takes a JSON request and returns a JSON list of records, so a developer connects it to your onboarding or review system. A sandbox with a deterministic test dataset is provided at no usage cost, so the integration can be built and tested before production keys are issued.
What does our system need to send?
The type, name or company, the report type, summary or detail, and the listing, civil, criminal or all. For a name search, the first, middle and last names, or for a detailed report the full name, either formatted as last name then first and middle names, or in natural order in the unstructured field. For a company search, the company name. Optionally a state, a maximum number of results and a first-result offset for paging.
What is the difference between a summary and a detailed report?
A summary returns the number of records and their type. A detailed report returns the records themselves. The full-name fields are only used in detailed reports, and the unstructured full name can only be used in a detailed name search.
What comes back?
The records found, as an empty list where there are none, and the total number of records available for the search regardless of the maximum you set.
Where does the data come from?
Court records for civil and criminal listings across the Australian states and territories. The reference documentation does not name the individual courts or publish a refresh cycle.
How many calls can we make?
The API allows 600 requests per minute by default, measured as a rolling average, and returns a 429 response above that rate. Court Check Multiple takes up to 20 subjects in one request. A higher limit can be requested through Global Data support with a description of the operational need.
Are the names we send stored by Global Data?
Personally identifiable information sent in a request is not stored or retained unless it is needed to process that request. Query data is stripped of PII before it is kept for audit. Data in transit and at rest is encrypted, and retention follows the Australian Privacy Act and the Australian Privacy Principles. Global Data is not a credit bureau and does not create an access footprint on any record.
Getting started

The first step to access is a conversation

New accounts begin with sandbox access, and production API keys are issued once the account has been commercially approved.

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Encrypted in transit and at rest
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