Proof of identity framework and requirements
Applicants for registration are required to provide one document from each of the following categories (A, B
and C, and D if necessary) below:
Category A
Commencement of
identity
Category B
Born in Australia
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Full Australian Birth Certificate or Adoption Certificate

Australian Passport
Immigration status
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Foreign passport and current Visa

Travel document and current Australian Visa

Certificate of Evidence of Citizenship

Australian Passport (if not already used in category A)

Australian drivers licence
Link between identity and 
person by means of photo
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and signature
Category C
Evidence of identity
operating in community
Working with Children check card
Foreign passport (if not already used in category A)

Firearms or shooters licence
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Student card

Proof of age card

Category A or Category B document that has not already been used

Change of name certificate

Australian Marriage certificate

Australian Divorce papers

Bank account details/credit card

Term deposits notice/Shares certificate

PAYG Payment summary with Tax File Number

Taxation Assessment notice

Health Insurance Card

Medicare Card
Category D
Evidence of identity’s
residential address

Health Care Card

Registration Certificate from a Professional Board

Australian Motor Vehicle Registration

Pension Card

Category B or Category C document which has already been used

Rates notice

Mortgage papers

Lease or tenancy agreement

Utility account (gas, water, electricity)

Electoral enrolment card
The documents provided must meet the following criteria:
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ALL documents must be true certified or notarised copies of the original
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At least ONE document must include a recent photograph (SEE CATEGORY B).
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At least ONE document must be in the applicant’s current name.
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ALL documents must be officially translated in English.
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ALL documents must be current/valid at the date of submission.
If you have been in Australia less than six weeks
If you have been in Australia less than six weeks, you may not be able to produce a Category C or D
document. In this circumstance, you will be required to present the following evidence:
1. Original foreign passport or travel document with current Australian visa and proof of date of arrival, and
2. Evidence of current residential address or an original signed statement from the applicant’s prospective
employer or sponsor verifying the identity of the applicant.
Change of name
You must also attach to your application a certified copy of evidence of a change of name if:
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you have ever been formally known by another name(s), or;

any of the documentation you are providing in support of your application is in another name(s)
Evidence could include a marriage certificate, decree nisi, deed poll, or Statutory Declaration (which must
explain the reason for the discrepancy).
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Proof of Identity framework and requirements
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Applicants for limited registration
As defined in the registration standards for limited registration, applicants for limited registration are required
to present in person to an office of the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) or to an
authorised delegated with their proof of identity. .
The Board has approved a small number of authorised delegates who can sight original documents. The
authorised delegates are all located a large distance from a State or Territory AHPRA Office. Please contact
your local AHPRA office to inquire whether you can present your documents to an authorised delegate.
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Authorised officers for certifying documents
Applicants for limited registration
As defined in the registration standards for limited registration, applicants for limited registration are required
to present in person to an office of the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) or to an
authorised delegated with their proof of identity. .
The Board has approved a small number of authorised delegates who can sight original documents. The
authorised delegates are all located a large distance from a State or Territory AHPRA Office. Please contact
your local AHPRA office to inquire whether you can present your documents to an authorised delegate.
Applicants for general, provisional, specialist and non-practising registration
Applicants for general, provisional, specialist and non-practising registration can have their documents for
registration certified by an Authorised Officer, in the presence of the applicant. The Authorised Officer
should:
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certify that each document is a true and correct copy of the original, and

certify that the photograph on photographic documentation (e.g. licence or passport) is a true
likeness of the applicant, and

witness the signature of the applicant.
Authorised certifiers are:
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Justice of the Peace, Bail Justice, Registrar or Deputy Registrar

Commissioner for Declarations, Commissioner for Oaths, Commissioner for Affidavits (dependent on
jurisdictions)

Bank manager or employee with 5 or more years of continuous service

Senior State or Commonwealth public service employee

Minister of Religion authorised to celebrate marriages

Member of Commonwealth or State Parliament

Australian lawyer

Accountant (member of the ICA, ASA, NIA or CPA)

Registered members of the teaching profession

Councillor of a Municipality

Secretary of a building society

Member of the police force

Sheriff or Deputy Sheriff

Public Notary

Clerk to an Australian lawyer
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Outside Australia, documents will be accepted that are certified by a Notary Public and persons appointed to
hold, or act in, the office in a country/place outside Australia in an Australian Embassy, High Commission or
Legation as:

Australian Consul-General, Consul or Vice-Consul

Australian Trade Commissioner of Consular Agent

Australian Ambassador or High Commissioner

Australian Minister, Head of Mission, Commissioner, Charge d’affaires or Counsellor

Australian Secretary or Attache.
A Justice of the Peace registered outside Australia is not accepted for certifying documentation
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