Checklist of the accepted forms of ID for White Card course NSW
100 points of identity documents (ID) are applied for White Card course NSW for general admission.
ID requirements may vary depending on special circumstances:
- If you are an overseas person recently arrived in Australia less than 6 weeks
- If you are a school student
- If you are an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Please check below what documents are acceptable in your case.
GENERAL ADMISSION
You must bring and sight at least 100 points of ID on the day of your course.
Primary documents (only one of the next three documents can be used)
NOTE: Only original documents are accepted. Photo/copies/screenshots are NOT acceptable.
| 70 points | Australian Birth Certificate/card (minimum 14 years) issued by the Registrar of Births Deaths and Marriages |
| 70 points | Australian or international passport (current or expired within last two years, but not cancelled) |
| 70 points | Australian citizenship certificate |
Secondary documents worth 40 points (all documents must be valid/current)
NOTE: Only original documents are accepted. Photo/copies/screenshots are NOT acceptable.
| 40 points | Current Australian state or territory driver’s licence or learner driver licence/permit (international driver licence or its translation are NOT acceptable) |
| 40 points | Current Australian state or territory boat operators photo licence 40 points |
| 40 points | Current NSW firearms photo licence |
| 40 points | Current Australian issued high risk work licence |
| 40 points | Current Australian state/territory proof of age or photo card 40 points |
| 40 points | Australian Police or Dept of Defence card (with photo) |
Documents worth 25 points (all documents must be valid/current)
NOTE: only original official paper or PDF version or official organisational webpage with your account/bill are accepted. Photo/copies/screenshots and messages/emails are NOT acceptable.
| 25 points | Telephone account issued in the last three (3) months (e.g. Telstra, Optus, Vodafone bill issued in the last 3 months) |
| 25 points | Utility bills issued in the last three (3) months (e.g. electricity, water, gas) |
| 25 points | Current motor vehicle registration |
| 25 points | Motor vehicle insurance papers |
| 25 points | Property lease agreement |
| 25 points | Current Medicare card (private health cover and private medical insurance are NOT acceptable) |
| 25 points | Home insurance papers |
| 25 points | Current Centrelink card |
| 25 points | Property (council) rates notice issued in the last three (3) months |
| 25 points | Department Veterans Affairs card |
| 25 points | Credit/Savings cards/ Bank statements (1)* |
| 25 points | Credit/Savings cards/ Bank statements (2)* |
*NOTE:
If you use a bank card and a bank statement, they MUST be from two different Australian banks If you use two bank statements, they MUST be from two different Australian banks.
If you use two bank cards, they MUST be from two different Australian banks.
A bank card from non-australian bank can be accepted ONLY if this bank has a branch in Australia. Check on the Internet if the bank has representation in Australia. If not, you cannot use this card as an ID document.
Possible combinations of documents:
Passport (70) + Australian driver licence (40)
Passport (70) + NSW photo card (40)
Passport (70) + (eg Commonwealth) bank card (25) + (eg Westpack) bank statement (25)
Passport (70) + Australian bank card (25) + energy bill (25)
Passport (70) + water bill (25) + (eg Optus) bill (25)
Australian driver licence (40) + Australian bank card (25) + lease agreement (25) + Medicare card (25)
SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES
1) If you are an overseas person recently arrived in Australia less than 6 weeks
You must bring and sight all two (2) of the documents listed below on the day of course:
| International passport | OR | International documents of identity equals to a passport (eg diplomatic documents and documents issued to refugees) | |
| AND | |||
| Current driver’s licence (Australian or overseas) | OR | Credit/Savings bank card (Australian or overseas) (must contain your name, signature and expiry date) |
2) If you are a school student
You must bring and sight a school student ID card or one of the documents listed below on the day of course:
| Australian Birth Certificate/card (minimum 14 years) issued by the Registrar of Births Deaths and Marriages |
| OR |
| Australian Citizenship Certificate |
| OR |
| Current Australian driver’s licence or learner driver’s licence |
| OR |
| International travel documents including a current passport or a passport which has expired within the last two years but has not been cancelled. |
| OR |
| A written statement on school letterhead confirming the student’s name and date of birth. |
3) If you are an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
You must bring and sight two (2) written statements signed by the following authorized referees on the day of course:
- Chairperson, secretary or CEO of an incorporated Indigenous organisation (including land councils, community councils, housing organisations etc)
- Community development employment projects coordinator
- School principal
- School counsellor
- Minister of religion
- Treating health professional or manager in Aboriginal medical services
- Centrelink staff, Centrelink agent or other government employee of at least five
Note: Two written statements must be on organisational/company letterhead verifying the person’s identification.
For more information about identity documentation and the details to be provided for White Card course, check a SafeWork NSW Evidence of Identity From