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Information Required For Accounts:

In order to open a bank account in Australia, you will be required to supply the following information and supporting documents:

PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION

Australian government legislation requires that customers of financial institutions opening a new account provide personal identification to the value of 100 points. Below is a summary of acceptable forms of personal identification and their value.

PRIMARY SOURCES

Passport
Birth Certificate
Citizen Certificate

Note:
POINTS

70
70
70
Only one primary document can be used to obtain 70 points

SECONDARY SOURCES

Current Australian drivers licence
Public utilities
Credit/debit cards & passbooks
Medicare card
Pension Concession card
Student ID card (Over 18 years of age)

Note:
POINTS

40
25
25
25
40
40
All documents must be current with the exception of the passport, which is acceptable if expiration is within the last 2 years

All documents presented must be originals with exception of the Extract of Birth Certificate

Only one document can be used per source

Please note that this list is only a summary of what is acceptable. For enquires regarding personal identification for your own requirements, please email: Contact Us

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