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:Â 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
Card Number Formatting
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

Updated 6 months ago