Certified copies of qualifications and proof of identity documents
If you are applying for a licence as an individual and you do not currently hold a licence issued under the Radiation Safety Act 1999 your application will need to include certified copies of your:
- qualifications and training certificates
- proof of identity documents.
Certified copy: a copy (often a photocopy) of a primary document that has on it an endorsement or certificate that it is a true copy of the primary document. It does not certify that the primary document is genuine, only that it is a true copy of the primary document.
You can get your documents certified as correct copies of the original from a:
- justice of the peace
- notary public
- commissioner for declarations.
Proof of identity documents
Your application for a licence as an individual will need to include certified copies of 2 proof of identity documents:
At least 1 of the documents needs to contain a photograph.
Primary identity documents
You need to provide 1 document from this list:
- Australian birth certificate
- overseas birth certificate accompanied by a passport or Australian visa document issued by the Commonwealth Department of Immigration and Citizenship
- document of identity recognised by the Commonwealth Department of Immigration and Citizenship
- current Australian passport—or not expired by more than 2 years
- current foreign passport
- document evidencing Australian citizenship issued by the Commonwealth Department of Immigration and Citizenship
- current Australian driver's licence—or not expired by more than 2 years.
Secondary identity documents
You need to provide 1 document from this list:
- current identification card issued by the Commonwealth or State as evidence of your entitlement to a financial benefit, including:
- seniors health card, health care card, Medicare card, pensioner concession card or entitlement card issued by the Department of Veteran's Affairs
- account statement issued by a financial institution—within the previous year
- document evidencing discharge from military service—within the previous 2 years
- current student identification card containing your photograph and signature—or not expired by more than 2 years
- document evidencing enrolment in an educational institution—within the previous 2 years
- document evidencing electoral enrolment—within the previous 2 years
- utilities account statement issued by a utilities provider—within the previous year
- notice of land valuation, water rates or council rates issued—within the previous year.
