It appears that from !st August you must see the issuing body or their representative in person to have your identity verified. Be interesting for Tasmanians, there is only hobart which issues to locals and stakeholders, I assume the others are required to trot off to Melbourne or Sydney or Merimbula to be verified. Sounds like a really user friendly piece of legislation.
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Changes commencing 1 August 2017
From 1 August 2017, there will be new requirements to verify your identity when applying for an ASIC or an MSIC. These include:
- Face-to-face identity verification requirements
- All ASIC and MSIC applicants must present to their issuing body (or the issuing body’s representative) in person with their original identification documents to be able to be issued with a card.
- Issuing bodies (or their representatives) will be responsible for examining original documents for authenticity and confirming the applicant is the same individual on any photographic identification.
- Contact your issuing body for more details on these changes.
- New categories of identification documents
- The new categories of identification documents replace the current identification document check with a more robust, risk-based approach to identity proofing.
- All applicants will need to provide identification documents to meet each of the following document categories:
- Category A – evidence of the start of the applicant’s identity in Australia (e.g. Australian Citizenship/Naturalisation Certificate, Australian Birth Certificate, Australian Visa);
- Category B – a Government-issued document that provides photographic proof of the applicant’s identity and includes the applicant’s signature (e.g. Driver Licence, Proof of Age/Photo Card, Passport (Australian or foreign));
- Category C – evidence of the applicant’s use of the identity while operating in their community (e.g. Medicare card, ASIC or MSIC, PAYG Summary); and
- Category D – evidence of the applicant’s current residential address (e.g Utilities Account/Bill/Invoice, Bank Statement/Account Confirmation, Tenancy Agreement).
- The applicant is only required to produce a category D document if their current residential address was not listed on any of the other documents they produced. As such, the minimum number of documents required is three, addressing all four categories e.g. Birth Certificate (Category A), Driver Licence (Categories B and D) and Medicare Card (Category C).
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What can I do if my issuing body does not have a representativeclose by
?
Before you submit your ASIC or MSIC application, please
check that your issuing body has a local representative
who can verify your identity in person.
If your issuing body does not have a representative in a
convenient location, you may wish to consider
a different issuing body.
A full list of issuing bodies is available on the Department’s
website
www.infrastructure.gov.au/security