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Birth certificates in Australia can be verified online by approved agencies through the Attorney-General's Department's Document Verification Service [14] and can be used to validate identity digitally, e.g. online. Under the Australian government’s 100 point check system, birth certificates are worth 70 points.
Other identity documents sometimes used include a passport, an official birth certificate, an official marriage certificate, cards issued by government agencies (typically Medicare card), some cards issued by commercial organisations (e.g., a debit or credit card), and utility accounts.
The NSW Photo Card is a voluntary photo card issued by the Service NSW in New South Wales, Australia. It is credit-card sized and bears the cardholder’s photo, signature, name, address and date of birth. The NSW Photo Card replaced the 'proof of age' card on 14 December 2005.
They universally show the photo of the individual, a signature, and their date of birth. They are all credit card sized. Finally, from 1 March 2017 all states and territories of Australia allow the issue of the card regardless of whether or not the holder has a drivers licence. The following lists the different cards and the details.
The full birth certificate in Australia is an officially recognized identity document generally in the highest category. [28] The birth certificate assists in establishing citizenship. Shorter and/or commemorative birth certificates are available; however, they are not generally acceptable for identification purposes. [29]
The minister administers their portfolio through the Customer Service cluster, in particular the Department of Customer Service, Service NSW, the State Records Authority, NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages and a range of other government agencies. [5] Ultimately the ministers are responsible to the Parliament of New South Wales.
[1] [2] The agency is the single point of contact point for a number of New South Wales government agencies including Transport for NSW, Fair Trading NSW and Births, Deaths and Marriages, and provides services such as the application for licences and permits, registration of births and payment of fines.
Vital records are records of life events kept under governmental authority, including birth certificates, marriage licenses (or marriage certificates), separation agreements, divorce certificates or divorce party and death certificates. In some jurisdictions, vital records may also include records of civil unions or domestic partnerships.