Tangentyere ID Cards

Tangentyere ID Card Service

The Tangentyere Card is photo ID which is accepted by banks and service providers.

To obtain a Tangentyere Card a client must be able to provide at least 1 document from column 1 and 1 document from column 2:

Identity Verification

Column 1 Column 2

Birth Certificate

Birth Extract Health Care Card

Medicare Card

Keycard

Pension Card

Centrelink Income Statement

Drivers License

18+ Card

Proof of Identity Reference

If you cannot provide a ‘birth certificate’, we can apply on your behalf. We cannot issue a Tangentyere Card without a ‘birth extract’ or ‘birth certificate’.

NT ‘birth certificate’ applications take 1-3 days; interstate applications take 3- 4 weeks (Link to below list).

South Australia http://www.ocba.sa.gov.au/bdm/

Western Australia http://www.bdm.dotag.wa.gov.au/

Queensland http://www.justice.qld.gov.au/bdm.htm

New South Wales http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/

Victoria http://online.justice.vic.gov.au/ots/home

Tasmania http://www.justice.tas.gov.au/bdm

To apply for a card you need at least:

• 2 forms of Identity Verification from the table.

• Client Details

• $20 (1st Card)

The card costs:

First issue $20

Replacement (lost card) $10

Annual Renewal $20

Service Providers

In the interest of efficiency, it is recommended that referring organisations provide assistance to clients to complete the following forms (attached to website) prior to attending the Tangentyere ER and ID Card Service:

• Client Identity Database Form

• Proof of Referral Authorisation Form

• Proof of Identity Reference Form (only when client has no other ID)

1. Justice of the Peace, Lawyer, Commissioner for Declarations, Notary Public and Court House

2. Authenticated by the Police

Opening Hours:

Monday 8:30am – 3:00pm

Tuesday 8:30am – 3:00pm

Wednesday 8:30am – 3:00pm

Thursday 8:30am – 3:00pm

Friday 8:30am – 3:00pm

(Closed for lunch each day 12:00 - 1:00pm)

Tangentyere ID Cards