Applications on your own behalf

A minimum of 40 points of identification, in the form of a primary document, must be provided and verified to apply on your own behalf.

Applications on behalf of an organisation or another individual

A minimum of 100 points of identification, including a primary document, must be provided and verified to apply on behalf of an organisation or another individual.

Identification document checklist

Use the below as a checklist when preparing your identification documents.

Primary documents

Document You must supply at least one primary document Foreign documents must be accompanied by a translation if not in English1	Required on document N = Name, P = Photo, A = Address, S = Signature	Points worth
Foreign passport (current)	N-P	100
Australian passport (current or expired within last 2 years but not cancelled)	N-P	70
Australian Citizenship Certificate	N	70
Australian Full Birth certificate (not birth certificate extract)	N	70
Foreign Full Birth certificate (not birth certificate extract)	N	70
Certificate of Identity (COI) issued by the Australian Government to refugees and non-Australian citizens for entry to Australia	N	70
Australian driver licence/Learner's permit	N-A-P	40
Foreign driver licence/Learner's permit	N-A-P	40
Current (Australian) tertiary student identification card	N-P	40
Photo identification card issued for Australian regulatory purposes (for example Aviation/Maritime Security identification, security industry etc.)	N-P	40
Government employee ID (Australian federal/state/territory)	N-P	40
Australian Defence Force (ADF) identification card (with photo or signature)	N-P	40
National Identity Card issued by your home nation	N-P	40

Secondary documents

Document You must supply at least one primary document Foreign documents must be accompanied by a translation if not in English1	Required on document N = Name, P = Photo, A = Address, S = Signature	Points worth
Department of Veterans' Affairs (DVA) card	N-A	40
Centrelink (Services Australia) concession and/or health care card (with reference number)	N-A	40
Birth certificate extract	N	25
Birth card (NSW Births, Deaths, Marriages issue only)	N	25
Medicare card	N	25
Australian marriage certificate (Australian Registry issue only)	N-S	25
Decree Nisi / Decree Absolute (Australian Registry issue only)	N-S	25
Change of name certificate (Australian Registry issue only)	N-S	25
Property lease agreement—current address	N-A	25
Property lease agreement—current address (foreign)	N-A	25
Rating authority—current address for example land rates	N-A	25
Utility bill—electricity, gas, water, telephone—current address (less than 12 months old)	N-A	20
Utility bill—electricity, gas, water, telephone—current address (less than 12 months old) (foreign)	N-A	20
Reference from Indigenous organisation	N-P	20

1. You must provide an original copy and a translation in English.

ROVER enquiries

If you experience any issues with ROVER, please email ROVERinfo@infrastructure.gov.au for assistance.