What action must you take if you are presented with a falsified proof of age document in Qld?

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• All documents must be originals—photocopies and certified copies are not acceptable.
• At least 1 of your category A or category B documents must show your signature.

We need evidence of your identity before we can give you a Queensland driver licence or replace an existing licence. This evidence may also be needed for other transactions, including registering a vehicle.

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About evidence of identity

You can give us this evidence by showing your Queensland-issued:

If you do not have these, you will need to present 3 original evidence of identity documents:

• 1 category A document + 2 category B documents
  or
• 2 category A documents + 1 category B document.

At least 1 of your category A or category B documents must show your signature.

You will have to show more documents if your:

All documents must be originals—photocopies and certified copies are not acceptable. The department may keep a copy of your evidence of identity documents or information about them to verify these documents with the issuing agency or a document verification service.

Category A documents

Category A documents show evidence of the legal existence of your name and date of birth.

All Category A documents must show your full legal name.

Category B documents

Category B documents show evidence of the use of your name in the community. We will accept a Category B document that shows your initial/s and surname if it matches the full name on your Category A document.

Acceptable Category B documents include:

*Digital versions of these documents can be presented for in-person transactions only. Customers must, when presenting a digital copy, login to the relevant app and show the card within their digital wallet. Screen shots or printed copies are not accepted.

Evidence of your name change

If you have changed your name, or the details of your name are different on your identification documents, you must show an original, official document that provides evidence of your change of name.

Overseas marriage certificate requirements

You can use an official overseas marriage certificate if you also provide:

• 1 category A document in your married name

or

• 2 category B documents in your married name.

The overseas marriage certificate must show an official crest and the registration number. If the marriage certificate is not in English, a recognised English translation from a translator approved by the National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters (NAATI) is required.

Evidence of your Queensland residential address

If your evidence of identity documents do not show your current home address in Queensland you will need to prove that you live in Queensland.

If you genuinely cannot show any of these documents you can:

• complete the Queensland residency declaration form (F4208)
• complete the Queensland garaging address statement form (F4408)
• provide a statement from your employer. The statement must be on your employer’s letterhead, include the business registration number (ABN, ACN) as well as your full name and residential address. It must also contain the full name, daytime contact number and signature of a person authorised to sign on behalf of your employer. While you may be authorised to sign on behalf of your employer, you cannot complete your own statement.
• provide a statement from your educational institution’s administrator. The statement must be on the educational institution’s letterhead, provide the full name, daytime contact number and signature of the administrator. It must also contain your full name, date of birth, residential address and student identification number. To support this statement, you will need to show your current student identity card.

If you cannot show an identity document

If you cannot show a required evidence of identity document, you can get advice by:

Last updated: 6 June 2022