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To make sure that you are the rightful owner of the unclaimed money, we require you to provide proof of your identity and that you own or are entitled to the money.
To make a claim, you must provide:
Proof of identity. One primary document and one secondary document for each claimant. (Two documents in total for each person. A document cannot cover more than one category).
Proof of your connection to the last known address at the time the money was sent to Revenue NSW.
Provide copies of documents – do not send original documents.
Evidence of change of name is required if the name on any of the documents presented is different to the name of the claimant(s) e.g. marriage certificate or change of name certificate.
If you are unable to provide the requested documents, please contact us to discuss your circumstances.
You must provide one primary and one secondary document.
Primary identification:
Current Australian Drivers Licence
Current Australian Passport
Current Australian Proof of Age Card – issued by a state or territory government agency
Secondary identification:
Australian Birth Certificate - issued by a state or territory registry (full certificate, not an extract or birth card)
Current Medicare Card
Current Veteran Card
Current Australian Change of Name Certificate
Current Australian Citizenship Certificate
Current Australian Immicard
Current Australian Certificate of Registration by Descent.
If you do not have Australian proof of identification, you must provide a certified copy of an overseas passport, drivers licence or birth certificate (any two of these documents).
Provide one official document that shows the owner of the money and the address that is recorded in our system.
Utility documents (electricity, phone or gas bills)
Bank statements
Rate notice
Residential lease agreement
Correspondence from a Government agency
Insurance policy
If you don’t have any of these documents, consider contacting your relevant roads authority (Roads and Maritime or interstate equivalent), Medicare or Australian Electoral Commission to obtain your address history.
If you are unable to provide a connection to the address recorded in our system then you must provide a letter from the entity that sent us the money confirming you as the rightful owner(s), including the exact amount of unclaimed money our office is holding and any other relevant identifying information.
If your claim relates to money held in the name of a company, at least 2 current directors of the company (1 current director if the company is a sole director company) must provide:
Primary identification document for each claimant.
Secondary identification document for each claimant.
Current and historical Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) company extract.
Official document that links the company to the last known address recorded in our system. Any other supporting information.
Administration for deregistered companies is the responsibility of the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC). If the unclaimed money is held in the name of a deregistered company, please contact us to discuss your circumstances.