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CHECK Identification Documents

A minimum of 100 points of identification must be provided when completing the online application form.
You will need access to a scanner or a mobile device with a camera to upload your ID documents.
When applying for a National Police History Check, you must provide proof of your identity with your informed consent form (see Minimum
Identity Requirements below), all documents must be originals or certified true copies. A certified copy means a document that has been
certified as a true copy of an original by a person listed in Schedule 2 of the Statutory Declarations Regulations 1993 (Cth) which is available from
http://www.comlaw.gov.au by searching for Statutory Declarations Regulations 1993.
Change of Name
If all documents provided for 100 points of ID are under the same name you will not be required to provide additional ID documentation if you
provide a maiden/alias name. If the 100 Points of ID provided are under two or more different names (e.g. birth certificate in maiden name and
drivers license in married name) then further ID documents will need to be provided as evidence of a name change (e.g. Marriage Certificate
issued by a State or Territory Registry of Birth, Deaths and Marriages or Divorce Papers issued by the Family Court). These documents must be
originals or certified true copies and DO NOT count towards the 100 Points of ID. If you use a change of name document you must provide in
Section 1 the other names you have used.
Minimum Identity Requirements
You must provide:

at least one document from either Category A or Category B, that is, you do not need to provide documents from both categories as long as
all other minimum requirements are satisfied;

at least one of your identity documents must contain a photograph. If you are unable to provide a listed document containing a photograph
you must submit a passport style photograph of yourself certified by a person listed in Schedule 2 of the Statutory Declarations Regulations
1993 (Cth) which is available from http://www.comlaw.gov.au by searching for Statutory Declarations Regulations 1993.

the combination of documents supplied should, as a minimum equal a total of 100 points; and

evidence your full name and date of birth

Document Type

Document

Points

Only one form of identification

accepted from this category

Category A

Birth Certificate

Australian Passport (current, or expired within the previous two years, but not
cancelled)

Australian Citizenship Certificate

International Passport (current, or expired within the
previous two years, but not cancelled)

Other document of identity having same characteristics as
a passport, e.g. diplomatic/refugee (photo or signature)

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Your initial Secondary Documents

will score 40 points, any
additional documents will be
awarded 25 points each

Category B

Current Licence or Permit (Government Issued)

Working With Children/Teachers Registration Card

Aviation Security Identification Card/Maritime Security Identification Card

Public Employee Photo ID Card (Government Issued)

Department of Veterans Affairs Card

Centrelink Pensioner Concession Card or Health Care Card

Current Tertiary Education Institution Photo ID

Reference from a medical practitioner (must have known the applicant for a period of
at least 12 months)

40 or 25

Category C

Birth Extract

Foreign/International Drivers Licence

Proof of Age Card (Government Issued)

Medicare Card/Private Health Care Card

Council Rates Notice

Property Lease/Rental Agreement

Property Insurance Papers

Australian Tax Office Assessment

Superannuation Statement

Seniors Card

Electoral Roll Registration

Motor Vehicle Registration or Insurance Documents

Professional or Trade Association Card

25

25

If you wish to use more than one

of these documents they must be
from different organisations

Utility Bills (e.g. Telephone, Gas, Electricity, Water)

Credit/Debit Card
Bank Statement/Passbook

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CHECK Identification Documents

SPECIAL PROVISIONS ONLY TO BE USED IF 100 POINT CHECK ABOVE CANNOT BE MET
Recent Arrival - have been in
Australia for 6 weeks or less

Current passport and proof of date of arrival

100

Aboriginal people, Torres Strait

Islander people or resident in a
remote area/community

Please complete the NPCS Proof of Identity/Verification under the Special Provision in the
NPCS Informed Consent Form for Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islander people
Form and attach it to this document

100

Child Under 18

100

N.B: The full 100 point check is required

when the applicant has been in Australia
for longer than 6 weeks

Birth Certificate/Birth Extract

Australian Passport (current, or expired within the
previous two years, but not cancelled)
Australian Citizenship Certificate
International Passport (current, or expired within the
previous two years, but not cancelled)
Other document of identity having same characteristics as a passport eg. diplomatic/
refugee (Photo or Signature)

Statement from an educational institution, signed by the

principal or deputy principal, confirming that the child
attends the institution (statement must be on the
institutions letterhead)

Certifying ID Documents
You need to photocopy your ID documents, ensuring any text and photograph is clear and identifiable. Take that copy along with your original
document to one of the acceptable people listed below.
If the document is in a language other than English, you must provide a written translation certified as a true and correct copy by an authorised
translation service. The translation must be completed by an appropriate embassy or a professional translation service accredited by the
National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters Ltd (NAATI).
Each photocopy of your ID documents must be signed by the certifier, be stamped, if a stamp is available and include the date of certification.
The stamp must show the certifiers contact details, including telephone number and reference number (if applicable). If the certifier does
not use a stamp, or the stamp does not include their name, they should print their name underneath their signature. Suggested wording for
certification is as follows: I certify that this is a true copy of the document produced to me on <date>, followed by signature, name and qualification.
Who can certify your ID:
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Justice of the Peace

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Chiropractor

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Pharmacist

99

Medical practitioner

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Dentist

99

Nurse

99

Bank officer with 5 or more continuous years of service

99

Optometrist

99

Full time teacher employed at a school or tertiary education

institution

99

Physiotherapist

99

Permanent employee of:

99

Psychologist

99

Sheriff or Sheriffs officer

99

Member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy

99

Marriage celebrant registered under Subdivision C of Division 1 of

Part IV of the Marriage Act 1961

with 5 or more years of continuous service who is not specified in

another item in this Part

99

Member of Engineers Australia, other than at the grade of

student

99

Agent of the Australian Postal Corporation who is in charge of an

office supplying postal services to the public

99

Member of the Association of Taxation and Management

Accountants

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Permanent employee of the Australian Postal Corporation with 5

or more years of continuous service who is employed in an office
supplying Postal services to the public

For a more comprehensive list, visit:

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1.

the Commonwealth or a Commonwealth authority; or

2.

a State or Territory or a State or Territory authority; or

3.

a local government authority;

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