1Category A documents

1  Category A documents

  The following are category A documents for an individual who is an Australian citizen or ordinarily resident in Australia:

 (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) shows a photograph and the signature of the individual; and

 (ii) is issued by a foreign government, the United Nations or an agency of the United Nations.

2  Category B documents

  The following are category B documents for an individual who is an Australian citizen or ordinarily resident in Australia:

 (a) a driver’s licence or a learner’s permit (however described) that:

 (i) is issued under a law of a State or Territory; and

 (ii) shows a photograph and signature of the individual; and

 (iii) states a street address that is the same as the address stated for the individual in the application;

 (b) a Medicare card;

 (c) a notice issued by a local government body or utilities provider in the 3 months before the day the application is made that:

 (i) states the individual’s name; and

 (ii) states 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:

 (i) shows a photograph and signature of the individual; and

 (ii) states a street address that is the same as the address stated for the individual in the application;

 (e) a secondary school or tertiary education student identification card that:

 (i) shows a photograph of the individual; and

 (ii) is issued by an education authority that has been accredited by the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory government.

Part 2.2—Documents for identifying individuals who are neither Australian citizens nor ordinarily resident in Australia

3  Category A documents

  The following are category A documents for an individual who is neither an Australian citizen nor ordinarily resident in Australia:

 (a) a passport, or similar document issued for the purpose of international travel, that:

 (i) shows a photograph and the signature of the individual in whose name the document is issued; and