AUS: Driver's Licence
- Name: Requires given/primary and family names as shown on the licence.
- Date of Birth: Always in YYYY-MM-DD format.
- ID Type: idType =
DRIVERS_LICENCE
. - Country: AUS
- State: region - one of: VIC/NSW/ACT/WA/SA/NT/QLD/TAS
- Licence Number: idNumber = The licence number
- Card Number: extraData
- kvpKey: "document_number",
- kvpValue: "nnnnnnn…"
Example JSON
{
"identityDocs": [
{
"idType": "DRIVERS_LICENCE",
"country": "AUS",
"region": "NSW",
"idNumber": "N49187",
"extraData": [
{
"kvpKey": "document_number",
"kvpType": "general.string",
"kvpValue": "21631234"
}
]
}
]
}
Formatting
The following images display the patterns for matching licence and card number formats for Australian jurisdictions.
Licence Number Formatting
Jurisdiction | Format | Length |
---|---|---|
ACT | Numeric | Up to 10 |
NT | Numeric | Up to 10 |
QLD | Numeric | Up to 9 |
NSW | Alphanumeric | 6 to 8 |
SA | Alphanumeric | 6 |
TAS | Alphanumeric | 6 to 8 |
VIC | Numeric | Up to 10 |
WA | Numeric | 7 |
Card Number Formatting
Jurisdiction | Format | Card Number Length |
---|---|---|
ACT | Alphanumeric | 10 |
NT | Numeric | 6 to 8 |
QLD | Alphanumeric | 10 |
NSW | Numeric | 10 |
SA | Alphanumeric | 9 |
TAS | Alphanumeric | 9 |
VIC | Alphanumeric | 8 |
WA | Alphanumeric | 8 to 10 |
Victorian Drivers License Verification
As of 1st July 2023 Victorian card number verification is controlled by the DVS.
It's verification will depend on:
- if the DL has been included in the list of leaked data (e.g. Optus data breach), then DVS will have the current card number, so it'll pass/fail depending on whether the card number is still valid or not.
- If the DL is not part of the list of leaked data, the card number will not be verified, you can put any random number (the suggestion is to just use the same number as the licence), and it will still pass/fail, only by verifying the licence number
While technically it's not a mandatory field in our API, our recommendation is to always capture the data as you don't know if the DL had been previously compromised which is why in our portal it's mandatory.
If you're on direct DVS, If a card number is not verified in DVS, it will be logged in the records Audit Log, the content will be:
_We have a DriverLicense expanded response: Key: expanded_response.1.Issuer.CardNumber Message: Successful Match - Card Number has not been checked.
__
DVS Expanded Response
Expanded responses are a DVS initiative to provide more information about an individual’s document verification outcome. An expanded response is a brief explanation provided by the document issuer, on why the individual’s information did not match the document being verified.
To view the expanded response using the Frankie API, you need to use the full check results flag AND you'll find it in the entityResult.nameCheck.checkResult[x].checkProcessResults
object.
To view the expanded response from the Portal, go to the Audit Report of the particular entity. Refer to the screenshot below:
![](https://files.readme.io/80c6912-dvs_response-redacted.png)
Sample Drivers Licences
The following images display where certain data points can be found on Drivers Licences across Australia.
Australian Capital Territory
![Australian Capital Territory Driver Licence sample - front](https://files.readme.io/269fa9e-Screenshot_2022-12-14_at_5.02.49_pm.png)
Australian Capital Territory Driver Licence sample - front
![Australian Capital Territory Driver Licence sample - back](https://files.readme.io/4b037ed-Screenshot_2022-12-14_at_5.03.50_pm.png)
Australian Capital Territory Driver Licence sample - back
Northern Territory
Post 1 November 2020
![Northern Territory Driver Licence - post 1 November 2020 sample - front](https://files.readme.io/2645c61-Screenshot_2022-12-14_at_5.05.11_pm.png)
Northern Territory Driver Licence - post 1 November 2020 sample - front
![Northern Territory Driver Licence - post 1 November 2020 sample - back](https://files.readme.io/becc09c-Screenshot_2022-12-14_at_5.05.39_pm.png)
Northern Territory Driver Licence - post 1 November 2020 sample - back
Pre 1 November 2020
![Northern Territory Driver Licence - pre 1 November 2020 sample - front](https://files.readme.io/944b65d-Screenshot_2022-12-14_at_5.07.15_pm.png)
Northern Territory Driver Licence - pre 1 November 2020 sample - front
![Northern Territory Driver Licence - pre 1 November 2020 sample - back](https://files.readme.io/38db423-Screenshot_2022-12-14_at_5.07.25_pm.png)
Northern Territory Driver Licence - pre 1 November 2020 sample - back
Queensland
Post 12 June 2019
![Queensland Driver Licence – post 12 June 2019 sample - front](https://files.readme.io/3eee03c-Screenshot_2022-12-14_at_5.08.45_pm.png)
Queensland Driver Licence – post 12 June 2019 sample - front
![Queensland Driver Licence sample - back](https://files.readme.io/d50c175-Screenshot_2022-12-14_at_5.09.46_pm.png)
Queensland Driver Licence sample - back
Pre 12 June 2019
![Queensland Driver Licence - pre 12 June 2019 sample - front](https://files.readme.io/5442127-Screenshot_2022-12-14_at_5.08.51_pm.png)
Queensland Driver Licence - pre 12 June 2019 sample - front
![Queensland Driver Licence sample - back](https://files.readme.io/d50c175-Screenshot_2022-12-14_at_5.09.46_pm.png)
Queensland Driver Licence sample - back
New South Wales
![New South Wales Driver Licence sample - front](https://files.readme.io/a329e75-Screenshot_2022-12-14_at_5.12.22_pm.png)
New South Wales Driver Licence sample - front
![New South Wales Driver Licence sample - back](https://files.readme.io/3aa9ecd-Screenshot_2022-12-14_at_5.12.31_pm.png)
New South Wales Driver Licence sample - back
![New South Wales Digital Driver Licence sample](https://files.readme.io/13679bd-Screenshot_2022-12-14_at_5.13.16_pm.png)
New South Wales Digital Driver Licence sample
South Australia
![South Australia Driver Licence sample - front](https://files.readme.io/1276eb1-Screenshot_2022-12-14_at_5.13.53_pm.png)
South Australia Driver Licence sample - front
![South Australia Driver Licence sample - back](https://files.readme.io/f1f50e7-Screenshot_2022-12-14_at_5.14.00_pm.png)
South Australia Driver Licence sample - back
![South Australia Digital Driver Licence sample – Overview Tab](https://files.readme.io/ad04ddf-Screenshot_2022-12-14_at_5.14.16_pm.png)
South Australia Digital Driver Licence sample – Overview Tab
![South Australia Digital Driver Licence sample – DetailsTab](https://files.readme.io/b576e10-Screenshot_2022-12-14_at_5.14.22_pm.png)
South Australia Digital Driver Licence sample – DetailsTab
Tasmania
![Tasmania Driver Licence sample - front](https://files.readme.io/0f0d9f1-Screenshot_2022-12-14_at_5.17.04_pm.png)
Tasmania Driver Licence sample - front
![Tasmania Driver Licence sample - back](https://files.readme.io/f90f508-Screenshot_2022-12-14_at_5.17.09_pm.png)
Tasmania Driver Licence sample - back
Victoria
Post 7 November 2022
![Victoria Driver Licence – post 7 November 2022 sample - front](https://files.readme.io/ad0c31c-Screenshot_2022-12-14_at_5.18.02_pm.png)
Victoria Driver Licence – post 7 November 2022 sample - front
![Victoria Driver Licence - post 7 November 2022 sample - back](https://files.readme.io/07995e6-Screenshot_2022-12-14_at_5.18.08_pm.png)
Victoria Driver Licence - post 7 November 2022 sample - back
Pre 7 November 2022
![Victoria Driver Licence - pre 7 November 2022 sample - front](https://files.readme.io/91d458f-Screenshot_2022-12-14_at_5.18.59_pm.png)
Victoria Driver Licence - pre 7 November 2022 sample - front
![Victoria Driver Licence – pre 7 November 2022 sample - back](https://files.readme.io/ecd2d5a-Screenshot_2022-12-14_at_5.19.24_pm.png)
Victoria Driver Licence – pre 7 November 2022 sample - back
Western Australia
![Western Australia Driver Licence sample - front](https://files.readme.io/0b68472-Screenshot_2022-12-14_at_5.19.50_pm.png)
Western Australia Driver Licence sample - front
![](https://files.readme.io/018ee87-Screenshot_2022-12-14_at_5.21.04_pm.png)
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