Originally Posted by
flywatcher
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.
There is a new option for Tasmanians. Veritas is a new ASIC issuing body (
www.asic.net.au). Veritas has served as an MSIC issuing body for the past 10 years.
In Tasmania, Veritas and its partner Australia Post have an OTS approved process for allowing ASIC applicants to apply online and lodge their applications for ASIC at Australia Post. There are 13 outlets in Tassie where you can lodge these applications. Yes, there is a slightly higher cost for using Australia Post but the new legislation requiring in-person checks and a few other record keeping requirements have contributed to the cost.
Veritas enables approved applicants to obtain "AUS" cards. Approval times are 1-2 weeks on average and will only require your time to complete an online application and make one trip to the post office to lodge.
The Commonwealth has set the legislation...issuing bodies have developed the means to comply.