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All certificate applications must be accompanied by identification.
If you are applying for your own certificate, you must provide the following:
- Three (3) forms of your own identification (see below).
If you are applying for a certificate on behalf of another person, you must provide the following:
- A letter giving permission from the person named on the certificate or if deceased, their next of kin. Please include their address, daytime telephone number and signature.
- Three (3) forms of identification from the person giving permission (see below).
- Three (3) forms of your own identification (see below).
Identification
To protect your privacy, the Registry requires proof of your identity. Please provide at least three (3) forms of identification.
At least one (1) form of identification must be provided from Category 1 and must contain your full name, date of birth and place of birth.
The other forms of identification (at least two) must be provided from Category 2 and 3, or 3 and 4.
All documents, except foreign passports, must be current. Photocopies are accepted.
Category 1 |
Category 3 |
If born in Australia:
- An Australian Birth Certificate
Record of immigration status:
- Citizenship Certificate
- New Zealand Citizenship Certificate together with passport
- New Zealand Birth Certificate
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- Medicare Card
- Credit or Debit Card
- Centrelink or Department of Veterans Affairs Card
- Security/Crowd Control Licence
- Tertiary Education Institution ID Card
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Category 2 |
Category 4 |
- Australian Driver's Licence
- Australian Passport
- Firearms Licence
- Foreign Passport
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- Recent utility account with current residential address
- Bank statement with current residential address
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If you are unable to comply with these requirements, please
contact us for further advice.
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