AUS: Driver's Licence
Mandatory Requirement
From September 1st 2022, the document_number KVP will be required for verification of licences issued by ACT, SA, Tas, NSW, WA and NT from 1 September 2022 in the document_number KVP.
From November 7th 2022, Queensland will also make it mandatory to provide a document_number.
From December 19th 2022, Victoria will make it mandatory to provide a document_number.
- 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 (not document number as given on some state licences - see below)
- Document Number: extraData
- kvpKey: "document_number",
- kvpValue: "nnnnnnn…" This is the new document number being introduced from 2022 on Australian licences (already in NSW and SA).
Example JSON
{
"identityDocs": [
{
"idType": "DRIVERS_LICENCE",
"country": "AUS",
"region": "NSW",
"idNumber": "N49187",
"extraData": [
{
"kvpKey": "document_number",
"kvpValue": "21631234"
}
]
}
]
}
{
"identityDocs": [
{
"idType": "DRIVERS_LICENCE",
"country": "AUS",
"region": "ACT",
"idNumber": "0123456789"
}
]
}
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:

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

Australian Capital Territory Driver Licence sample - back
Northern Territory
Post 1 November 2020

Northern Territory Driver Licence - post 1 November 2020 sample - front

Northern Territory Driver Licence - post 1 November 2020 sample - back
Pre 1 November 2020

Northern Territory Driver Licence - pre 1 November 2020 sample - front

Northern Territory Driver Licence - pre 1 November 2020 sample - back
Queensland
Post 12 June 2019

Queensland Driver Licence – post 12 June 2019 sample - front

Queensland Driver Licence sample - back
Pre 12 June 2019

Queensland Driver Licence - pre 12 June 2019 sample - front

Queensland Driver Licence sample - back
New South Wales

New South Wales Driver Licence sample - front

New South Wales Driver Licence sample - back

New South Wales Digital Driver Licence sample
South Australia

South Australia Driver Licence sample - front

South Australia Driver Licence sample - back

South Australia Digital Driver Licence sample – Overview Tab

South Australia Digital Driver Licence sample – DetailsTab
Tasmania

Tasmania Driver Licence sample - front

Tasmania Driver Licence sample - back
Victoria
Post 7 November 2022

Victoria Driver Licence – post 7 November 2022 sample - front

Victoria Driver Licence - post 7 November 2022 sample - back
Pre 7 November 2022

Victoria Driver Licence - pre 7 November 2022 sample - front

Victoria Driver Licence – pre 7 November 2022 sample - back
Western Australia

Western Australia Driver Licence sample - front

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