Identity check at Australia Post

About identity checks at Australia Post

You can confirm your identity at Australia Post when:

• you can't complete the online identity check for a high risk work licence application
• applying for a high risk work licence at Australia Post
• directed by WorkSafe

You'll need identification documents and a recent passport size photo. Take the documents to a participating Australia Post outlet for post office staff to certify and lodge.

Identification documents

Your documents need to add up a minimum of 100 points. You need at least three original documents, including:

• at least one document from Category A or Category B that includes your photo and signature
• at least one document that shows your current address

Category A documents (70 points each)

• Australian passport – current or expired less than 2 years ago
• Australian birth certificate
• Australian citizenship certificate
• foreign passport – must be current

Category B documents (initial document worth 40 points, additional documents worth 25 points each)

• current Australia driver licence
• Australian Public Service employee ID card with photo
• other Australian government issue ID card with photo
• tertiary student ID card with photo

Category C documents (25 points each)

• credit/debit/ATM card – maximum of one card from any one financial institution
• Medicare card
• utility bill or rate notice, for example water rates, council rates, electricity or gas; must be less than 12 months old
• statement from a financial institution where you have held the account for at least one year
• Centrelink or pension card