Ochre Card (NT)
The Northern Territory's Working With Children Check is the Ochre Card. It is the clearance a person must hold to do child-related work in the Northern Territory. Oho recognises it as a Northern Territory Ochre Card and can confirm it against the official register.
Who needs it
Anyone engaged in child-related work in the Northern Territory, employees and volunteers alike.
What Oho needs
The Ochre Card number printed on the card, plus the holder's name.
How Oho verifies it
Oho queries the Northern Territory's public register and returns a result in under ten minutes. There is no employer linkage recorded against the card. Once verified, Oho re-checks it on the schedule you set up in the Verification Sources tab, and renewals flow through automatically.
Reading the result
Every check resolves to one of a few outcomes, shown with a colour so it's easy to scan:
| Outcome | Colour | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| MAY_ENGAGE | Green | Valid and current — the person is cleared for the work. |
| MAY_NOT_ENGAGE | Red | Not valid — for example expired, suspended, cancelled, or no matching record. |
| REVIEW_REQUIRED | Yellow | Valid but carries conditions worth a person reviewing before relying on it. |
| IN_PROGRESS | Grey | Still being checked — some registers take a little longer to respond. |
| ERROR | Grey | The register couldn't be reached; Oho will try again. |
Oho keeps watching afterwards and updates the outcome automatically if the status changes, and the worker's profile keeps a history of every check.