Applying for a Director ID using the Phone Application

Before starting, have the following items ready:

• your tax file number (TFN)
• your full name
• your date of birth
• your residential address as held by the ATO
• two Australian identity documents – one primary and one secondary

Primary documents

• • Australian full birth certificate
  • Australian passport
  • Australian citizenship certificate or extract from a Register of Citizenship by Descent
  • ImmiCard
  • Visa (if you are using a foreign passport but you are still in Australia)

Secondary documents

• Medicare card
• Australian driver’s licence or learner’s permit

Completing phone application

1. Phone 13 62 50
2. Wait for the automated system to ask you to make a selection from the following, and select option 1
3. When an operator answers, advise them you wish to apply for a director ID number
4. Provide them with the above information you collated earlier
5. Once the operator generates your director ID, record a copy
6. Provide your director ID to HQB so we can note on your file

Posted 15.11.2021

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