Option 1:
Foreign passport
plus another form of government issued photographic
identity document
plus Change of Name or Marriage Certificate, if necessary
Option 1-Australian Passport or foreign passport and an
Australian Visa Grant Notice evidencing an Australian
Resident Visa plus Australian Drivers Licence or photo card
plus Change of Name or Marriage Certificate, if necessary
Option 2- Australian Passport or foreign passport and an
Australian Visa Grant Notice evidencing an Australian
resident visa plus full Birth Certificate or Citizenship
Certificate or Descent Certificate plus Medicare or Centrelink
or Department of Veterans’ Affairs Card plus Change of Name
or Marriage Certificate, if necessary
Acceptable identification for Australian citizens or residents
Persons Authorised to Certify Identification Documents: Australian Residents
1. Accountant (where a member of a recognised association or
institute)
2. Agent in charge of an Australian Post Office supplying postal
services to the public.
3. Building Society employee with 2 or more years of continuous
service.
4. *Chiropractor
5. *Dentist
6. Finance industry Employee (including Bank, Credit union or
Finance Company) with 2 or more years of continuous service.
7. Holder of an Australian Financial Services Licence, having 2
or more years continuous service with one or more licenses.
8. Just of the Peace
9. Judge or Master of a Federal, State or Territory court
10. *Legal practitioner
11. Magistrate
12. Marriage celebrant registered under Subdivision C of
Division 1 of Part IV of the Marriage Act 1961.
13. *Medical practitioner
14. Member of Chartered Secretaries Australia
15. Member of Engineers Australia, other than at the grade of
student
16. Member of Parliament (Commonwealth, State or Territory
legislature of Local government)
Acceptable identification for Non Residents
Option 3-Australian Drivers Licence or photo card
plus full Birth Certificate or Citizenship Certificate or Descent
Certificate plus Medicare or Centrelink or Department of Veterans’
Affairs Card plus
Change of Name or Marriage Certificate, if necessary
Option 4 (a) - Australian Passport or foreign passport
plus another form of government issued photographic identity
Document plus change of name or marriage certificate if necessary
(Option 4 (b)- Australian Passport or foreign passport
plus full birth certificate
plus another form of government issued identity Document
plus change of name or marriage certificate if necessary
Option 2.
Foreign passport
plus full Birth Certificate
plus another form of government issued identity document
plus Change of Name or Marriage Certificate if necessary
Persons Authorised to Certify Identification Documents: Non Resident
Customers who are outside Australia, identification documents can be certified overseas by:
- A solicitor or barrister qualified in Australia and holding a current practicing certificate. This includes Migration Agents who are
also solicitors or barristers qualified in Australia
- A police officer of another country
- A judge, magistrate, registrar or deputy registrar of an overseas court
- An Australian consular or diplomatic office who holds one of the following positions:
- Consul – General
- Consul
- Vice-Consul
- Trade Representative
- Consular Agent
- Ambassador
- High Commissioner
- Minister
- Head of a Mission
- Commissioner
- Charge d’Affaires
- Counsellor, Secretary of Attache at an Embassy, High Commissioner’s office, Legation or similar
- A member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia, CPA Australia or the National Institute of Accountants with 2 or
more years of continuous membership.
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17. Member of the Australian Defence Force who is an officer; or a
non-commissioned officer within the meaning of the Defence Force
Discipline Act 1982 with 2 or more years of continuous service.
18. Minister of religion registered under Subdivision A of Division 1
of Part IV of the Marriage Act 1961
19. Notary public
20. *Nurse
21. *Optometrist
22. Patent attorney
23. Permanent Employee of a Post Office supplying postal services
to the public with 2 or more years of continuous services
24. Permanent employee of:
• The commonwealth or a Commonwealth; or
• a State or Territory or a State or Territory authority ; or
• a local government authority; with 2 or more years of continuous
service
25. *Pharmacist
26. *Physiotherapist
27. Police officer
28. *Psychologist
29. Teacher employed on a full-time basis at a school or tertiary
education institution.
30. *Trademarks attorney
31. *Veterinary surgeon
*These persons MUST be licensed or registered to practice in this occupation under Australian State or Territory Law