Evidence for registration
5 Evidence for registration
For the Act, section 18 (2), the following kinds of evidence are prescribed:
a document, or a certified copy of a document, of the following kind that shows the person’s identity and age:
a birth certificate;
a citizenship certificate;
a passport;
if evidence of a kind mentioned in subparagraphs (i) to (iii) is unavailable—a document issued to a person by a government department, authority or agency of a country of which the person is a national or resident;
a document, or a certified copy of a document, of the following kind that shows the person’s home address:
a current Australian driver licence, or external driver licence, within the meaning of the Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Act 1999;
a document that acknowledges enrolment to vote in government elections;
a rates assessment notice or account, a telephone account or an electricity account, if the notice or account is dated no earlier than 6 months before the date of the application for registration;
a current lease agreement that is dated no earlier than 12 months before the date of the application for registration;
a current appliance rental agreement that is dated no earlier than 6 months before the date of the application for registration;
if evidence of a kind mentioned in subparagraphs (i) to (v) is unavailable—a document issued by a government department, authority or agency, a financial institution or credit card agency or a document relating to the supply of services by a public utility, if the document is dated no earlier than 6 months before the date of the application for registration.
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