When applying for a new licence, renewing a current licence or applying for a replacement licence you will be required to supply evidence of identity documents. The below items are acceptable forms of identification.
You will need at least:
- 1 document from Category A plus 2 documents from Category B; or
- 2 documents from Category A
All documents must be original and current.
Category A forms of identification
- Australian birth certificate (not an extract)
- Australian citizenship papers
- Australian Passport (can be expired up to 2 years)
- Australian Driver’s licence
- Australian Firearm licence
- Tasmanian Government personal information card (showing full name)
- Department of Home Affairs issued travel documents or Australian Government issued ImmiCard
- Department of Home Affairs issued Certificate of Evidence of Residential Status
- Overseas passport
Category B forms of identification
- Medicare Card
- Plastic bank or credit card, with signature
- Department of Veterans' Affairs/Centrelink Pensioner Concession Card
- Births Deaths and Marriages Change of Name/Marriage Certificate (to prove name change)
- Security Guard/Crowd Controller licence
- Government issued Photo ID Card
- High risk work licence or other photo licence issued by Worksafe Tasmania
- Student ID Card
- Visa grant notice/VEVO (if accompanied by an overseas passport)
Children aged 16 years or under (one of the following)
- Birth Certificate
- Passport
- Written statement signed by a Principal Officer confirming attendance at educational institution on a letterhead of that institution
- Student ID Card (official birth name only)