the driver's handbook

d R I V E R S A N d L I C E N S I N G
Obtaining a Licence
Learner’s permit or licence
Application forms can be obtained at any Customer Service Centre
and some remote country police stations. The locations of Customer
Service Centres are listed on the back cover of this handbook.
Proof of your identity and address
You must provide evidence of your identity and address when
applying for:
• a licence or learner’s permit in South Australia for the first time, or
• a replacement licence or learner’s permit if you cannot supply your
current photographic South Australian licence or permit.
You must produce your driver’s licence when applying for:
• a renewal of your licence
• a change of licence class to drive other classes of vehicles.
unless your photograph and signature has already been digitally
stored in the South Australian Licensing System; otherwise evidence
of identity (including your current address) is required.
You must produce your current driver’s licence or learner’s permit
when undertaking a practical driving test, hazard perception test or
Competency Based Training & Assessment (CBT&A) course.
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Identification documents
At least three documents are required to provide evidence of identity
with at least one document provided from both category A and B
(see next page).
Your signature, date of birth and current address must all be provided on
at least one piece of evidence. If none of the documents from Category
A and B show evidence of your current address a fourth document must
be provided (see Evidence of Residential Address below). Documents
must be originals and issued within the allowable time. Photocopies/
extracts or commemorative certificates are not acceptable.
Evidence of residential address
If not already established by Category A or Category B documents one
of the following is required:
• financial institution statement (bank statement) up to one year old
• telephone, gas or electricity account (up to one year old)
• water rates, local government council rates or land valuation notice
(up to two years old)
• certificate or statement of enrolment from an educational institution
(up to one year old)
• contract of purchase, current lease or rental document for relevant
premises
• vehicle registration certificate (current)
• SA driver’s licence or vehicle registration renewal notice for the
coming period
• land tax valuation notice (current)
• Australian Taxation Office assessment (last or current financial year)
you should black out your tax file number before presenting this
document
• Australian electoral enrolment confirmation
• a letter from the principal of a recognised educational institution
verifying the person’s address (up to one year old).