Designated list of occupations and professions

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People from the following list of professions and occupations can complete proof of identity declarations and endorse photographs.

They must :

  • be an Australian citizen, or
  • if applying overseas, a citizen of your country of residence if no Australian citizen is known to you

and 

  • have known you for at least one year
  • not be related to you by birth or marriage
  • be easy to contact by telephone during normal working hours.
  1. Australian Consular Officer or Australian Diplomatic Officer (within the meaning of the Consular Fees Act 1955)
  2. Bailiff
  3. Bank officer with 5 or more years of continuous service
  4. Building society officer with 5 or more years of continuous service
  5. Chiropractor (licensed or registered)
  6. Clerk of court
  7. Commissioner for Affidavits
  8. Commissioner for Declarations
  9. Credit union officer with 5 or more years of continuous service
  10. Dentist (licensed or registered)
  11. Fellow of the National Tax Accountant’s Association
  12. Finance company officer with 5 or more years of continuous service
  13. Judge of a court
  14. Justice of the peace
  15. Legal practitioner (licensed or registered)
  16. Magistrate
  17. Marriage celebrant licensed or registered under Subdivision C of Division 1 of Part IV of the Marriage Act 1961
  18. Master of a court
  19. Medical practitioner (licensed or registered)
  20. Member of Chartered Secretaries Australia
  21. Member of Engineers Australia, other than at the grade of student
  22. Member of the Association of Taxation and Management Accountants
  23. Member of the Australian Defence Force with 5 or more years of continuous service
  24. Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia, the Australian Society of Certified Practicing Accountants or the National Institute of Accountants
  25. Member of the Parliament of the Commonwealth, a State, a Territory Legislature, or a local government authority of a State or Territory
  26. Minister of religion licensed or registered under Subdivision A of Division 1 of Part IV of the Marriage Act 1961
  27. Nurse (licensed or registered)
  28. Optometrist (licensed or registered)
  29. Permanent employee of Commonwealth, State or local government authority with at least 5 or more years of continuous service.
  30. Permanent employee of the Australian Postal Corporation with 5 or more years of continuous service
  31. Pharmacist (licensed or registered)
  32. Physiotherapist (licensed or registered)
  33. Police officer
  34. Psychologist (licensed or registered)
  35. Registrar, or Deputy Registrar, of a court
  36. Sheriff
  37. Teacher employed on a full-time basis at a school or tertiary education institution
  38. Veterinary surgeon (licensed or registered)

Applicants living overseas

Where the applicant lives overseas and does not know an Australian citizen, the photograph may be signed by a citizen in the applicant’s country of residence who is employed in one of the occupational groups listed above, who is not related by birth or marriage and who has known the applicant for at least 12 months.