Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L01750:clause:1_1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L01750
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 1
Character Range: 152919–155013

1  Documents for identifying Australian citizens or residents
 (1) This clause specifies documents that may be used to identify an individual who is an Australian citizen or is ordinarily resident in Australia.
 (2) Each of the following are category A documents:
 (a) a birth certificate issued by a State or Territory;
 (b) a passport issued by the Commonwealth;
 (c) a citizenship certificate issued by the Commonwealth, or documentary evidence that the individual has been registered by the Commonwealth as an Australian citizen by descent;
 (d) a passport or similar document issued for the purpose of international travel, that:
 (i) contains a photograph and the signature of the individual in whose name the document is issued; and
 (ii) is issued by a foreign government, the United Nations or an agency of the United Nations; and
 (iii) has evidence of the individual's immigration status in Australia.
 (3) Each of the following are category B documents:
 (a) a driver's licence or a learner's permit, issued under a law of a State or Territory, that includes:
 (i) a photograph of the individual and the individual's signature; and
 (ii) a street address that is the same as the address stated in the request;
 (b) a Medicare card;
 (c) a notice issued within the previous 3 months to the individual by a local government body or utilities provider, which:
 (i) contains the individual's name; and
 (ii) contains the individual's street address; and
 (iii) records the provision of services by the local government body or utilities provider to that address or the individual;
 (d) an Australian firearms licence issued under a law of a State or Territory that includes:
 (i) the individual's signature; and
 (ii) a photograph of the individual; and
 (iii) a street address that is the same as the address stated in the request;
 (e) a secondary school or tertiary education student identification card that:
 (i) includes a photograph of the individual; and
 (ii) was issued by an education authority that has been accredited by the Commonwealth, a State or Territory government.