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nameEvidence

Proof Of

Age

QLD Residency

Aust Citizenship

NZ Citizenship

Aust Permanent Residency

Aust Temporary Residency

Queensland Driver licence or receipt

✓*

Queensland Adult Proof of Age Card

✓*

Queensland Heavy vehicle or marine licence

✓*

Pensioner Concession Card (both sides)

✓*

Health Care Card (both sides)

✓†

Commonwealth Seniors Health Card (both sides)

✓†

Medicare card (Green)

Interim Medicare card (Blue)

✓‡

Reciprocal Health Care card (Yellow)

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Passport

✓§

✓§

Australian citizenship certificate

✓**

Birth certificate (not a commemorative cert.)

✓§

✓§

(blue star) Note : All forms of eligibility evidence must be valid at the point of enrolment unless otherwise specified above. ‘Enrolment’ in this context refers to the date the student completed the Enrolment Form as part of the signup process. 

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Front and Back of card required to be retained if being used as evidence of address

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Approved by contract management as acceptable evidence in addition to those listed in the PQS Audit Evidence Guide.

Must display a QLD Address to be valid as evidence.

Blue Medicare card must be accompanied by the necessary Australian Government Department of Immigration and Border Protection / Department of Home Affairs documentation, visa and work permit on the pathway to permanent residency.

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Must be an Australian Citizen or hold a New Zealand birth certificate, birth extract or passport if used as evidence of Australian or New Zealand citizenship. A commemorative birth certificate is not deemed as official proof of identity and cannot be used.

Additional Evidence

Additional evidence to support Queensland residency, any of the following:

  • Australian Electoral Commission document (e.g. acknowledgement of electoral enrolment letter or electoral enrolment card), must be valid at time of enrolment

  • Contract of property purchase, lease / rental document, mortgage / land ownership certificate, must be valid at time of enrolment

  • Electricity, gas or telephone account issued the last six (6) months

  • Queensland local government rates notice, must be valid at time of enrolment

  • Bank statement issued within the last six (6) months

  • Official letter from Centrelink or the Australian Government Department of Human Services, must be valid at time of enrolment

  • Australian Taxation Office assessment / Tax-file number confirmation notice, must be valid at time of enrolment

  • Notice from the Court issued the last six (6) months (must contain seal/stamp).**

  • Concession card (both sides) or official letter from Centrelink noting “No Fixed Address”, as long as the State and/or Postcode is noted as Queensland

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  • Proof of enrolment

  • Proof of age

  • Permanent residency in QLD

  • Citizenship/permanent residency status

  • AISS check conducted

  • No post-school cert III or above

  • Concession evidence. If it’s the concession card you must obtain both sides.

In some situations students may be required to provide additional evidence to support their enrolment in relation to their personal situation or the specific course requirements, this evidence may include:

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  • Queensland Driver Licence

  • Queensland Adult Proof of Age Card

  • Queensland Heavy Vehicle or Marine Licence

  • Passport

  • Birth Certificate

  • Australian Citizen Certificate*

  • Pensioner Concession Card - both sides

  • Health Care Card - both sides

  • Commonwealth Seniors Health Card - both sides

  • Australian Electoral Commission document (e.g. acknowledgement of electoral enrolment letter or electoral enrolment card)

  • Contract of property purchase, lease / rental document, mortgage/land ownership certificate

  • Electricity, gas or telephone account issued in the last six (6) months

  • Queensland local government rates notice

  • Queensland Driver Licence or Queensland Driver Licence Receipt

  • Bank statement issued within the last six (6) months

  • Official letter from Centrelink or the Australian Government Department of Human Services

  • Australian Taxation Office assessment / Tax-file number confirmation notice

  • Notice from the Court issued the last six (6) months (must contain seal/stamp)*.

*Approved by contract management as acceptable evidence in addition to those listed in the PQS Audit Evidence Guide

(blue star) Note: All forms of eligibility evidence must be valid at the point of enrolment unless otherwise specified above.

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  • Evidence the student is the partner or dependant of a person who holds a Health Care and/or Concession Card and is named on that card. Obtain both sides of the card

  • Evidence the student is an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander – self-declaration on the signed enrolment form by the student will suffice

  • Evidence the student has a disability – Pensioner Concession Card (both sides) or other documentation verifying the holder has a disability

  • Evidence the student is an adult prisoner – Must retain a copy of the formal signed confirmation from the place of incarceration.

(blue star) Please note: The concession card must be valid at the time of enrolment. Expired cards will not be accepted. You must also obtain both sides of the card.

Police Check, Blue or Yellow Card (where applicable)

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