What is a Commence of Identity Document ?

A commencement of identity document will normally be a:

• full Australian Birth Certificate—not an extract or birth card, and not a commemorative certificate
• a current Australian Passport (or expired within last 2 years – but not cancelled)
• a current overseas Passport
• a valid Australian Visa (which may be in the form of a Visa Entitlement Verification Online (VEVO) record or printout)
• an Australian Citizenship Certificate
• an official immigration record or document issued by the Department
  of Home Affairs or the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.