When applying for a licence, you will be required to supply evidence of identity documents. The below items are acceptable forms of identification.
You will need at least:
- 1 document from Category A plus 2 documents from Category B; or
- 2 documents from Category A plus 1 document from Category B
All documents must be original and current.
Category A forms of identification
- Australian Birth Certificate (not an extract)
- Citizenship papers
- Australian Passport
- Overseas passport/visa
- Australian Driver’s licence
- Australian Firearm licence
- Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs issued travel documents, including a visa
- Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs issued Certificate of Evidence of Residential Status
Category B forms of identification
- Medicare Card
- Plastic bank or credit card, with signature
- Tertiary student card
- Department of Veterans' Affairs/Centrelink Pensioner Concession Card
- Births Deaths and Marriages Change of Name/Marriage Certificate (to prove name change)
- Security Guard/Crowd Controller Licence
- Government issued Personal Photo ID Card