Minimum Identification Document Requirements for Property Matters

  • Person
    Verification of identity must be done face to face with The Identity Verifier ensuring that the Person being identified produces original Documents in one of the Categories starting with Category 1
  • Categories in order
    The Identity Verifier must be reasonably satisfied that a prior Category can’t be met before selecting a subsequent Category
  • Originals Only
    The Identity Verifier must sight the originals of all Documents from the relevant Category
  • Evidence is Current
    The Documents produced must be current, except for an expired Australian Passport which has not been cancelled and was current within the preceding 2 years

Minimum Document Requirements
For Persons who are Australian citizens or residents

Category 1.
• Australian Passport or foreign passport or Australian Evidence of Immigration Status
• ImmiCard or Australian Migration Status ImmiCard
• plus Australian drivers license or Photo Card
• plus change of name or marriage certificate if necessary

Category 2.
• Australian Passport or foreign passport or Australian Evidence of Immigration Status
• ImmiCard or Australian Migration Status ImmiCard
• 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

Category 3.
• Australian drivers license 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

Category 4.
• (a) Australian Passport or foreign passport or Australian Evidence of Immigration Status ImmiCard or Australian Migration Status ImmiCard
• plus another form of government issued photographic identity Document
• plus change of name or marriage certificate if necessary

• (b) Australian Passport or foreign passport or Australian Evidence of Immigration Status
• ImmiCard or Australian Migration Status ImmiCard
• plus full birth certificate
• plus another form of government issued photographic identity Document
• plus change of name or marriage certificate if necessary

Category 5.
• (a) Identifier Declaration
• 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

• (b) Identifier Declaration by a Person specified in Verification of Identity Standard paragraph 4.4 NOTE : Refer to Verification of Identity Standard paragraph 4

For Persons who are not Australian citizens or residents:

Category 6.
• (a) Foreign Passport
• plus another form of government issued photographic identity Document
• plus change of name or marriage certificate if necessary
OR
• (b) Foreign Passport
• plus full birth certificate
• plus another form of government issued photographic identity Document
• plus change of name or marriage certificate if necessary