Certified proof of identity for legalsuper

You may need to provide one or two accepted identity documents when opening an account with legalsuper.

A certified copy of your identity is one that has been confirmed as a true copy of the original document by an approved person. You can provide either one accepted identity document or one document from each of the two alternative lists below.

What you need to do to certify your ID

1. Choose your ID documents

Select either one accepted document, or one document from each of the two required categories.

2. Certify your documents

Select either one accepted document, or one document from each of the two required categories.

3. Submit with your form

Provide the certified copies with your completed legalsuper application form.

Important note
Your certified ID must be current (within the past 12 months if choosing option B below), include the date it was certified, and the contact details of the certifier.

Certification requirements

Documents legalsuper will accept

Option A: Provide one of these documents only

Current driver’s licence, both sides, issued under State or Territory law
Current passport

Option B: Provide both of the following documents

Notice issued by a Commonwealth, State or Territory Government, or local council, within the past 12 months, that contains your name and residential address
Bank statement or utility notice with your current mailing address

Who can certify your documents?

A person who is enrolled on the roll of the Supreme Court of a State or Territory, or the High Court of Australia, as a legal practitioner (however described)
A judge of a court*
A magistrate
A chief executive officer of a Commonwealth court
A registrar or deputy registrar of a court*
A Justice of the Peace*
A notary public*
A police officer
An agent of the Australian Postal Corporation who is in charge of an office supplying postal services to the public
A permanent employee of the Australian Postal Corporation with two or more years of continuous service who is employed in an office supplying postal services to the public
An Australian consular officer or Australian diplomatic officer (within the meaning of the Consular Fees Act 1955)*
An officer with two or more continuous years of service with one or more financial institutions
A member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia and New Zealand, CPA Australia, the Association of Taxation and Management Accountants or the Institute of Public Accountants
if you live overseas only these people can certify your documents

Important note
Although they may be qualifying members of the legal profession, members cannot certify their own documents, or the documents of family members.

What the certification must include

The following details must be written on the same page as the copy of your ID.

Date of certification
Full name of the person certifying the document, both printed and signed
Contact details of the certifier (address and a phone number and /or email address)
Type of authority the certifier has

A certified identity document is valid as long as:

For licences and passports, the original document has not expired or been cancelled
For notices and bank statements, the document is from the past 12 months and has your current mailing address