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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:

  1. If you are an overseas person recently arrived in Australia less than 6 weeks
  2. If you are a school student
  3. 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 show at least 100 points of ID on the day of your course.

The trainer will need to see the following details of the student collectively on their document’s:

– Full Name

– Photo

– Residential Address

– Date of Birth

– Signature

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 pointsCurrent Australian state or territory driver’s licence or learner driver licence/permit (international driver licence or its translation are NOT acceptable)
40 pointsCurrent Australian state or territory boat operators photo licence 40 points
40 pointsCurrent NSW firearms photo licence
40 pointsCurrent Australian issued high risk work licence
40 pointsCurrent Australian state/territory proof of age or photo card 40 points
40 pointsAustralian 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.

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