Supporting letters

A letter from your school, university, workplace, health care professional (e.g. doctor, dentist, psychologist etc.), pharmacist, bank or government agency (e.g. Centrelink or the Department of Transport and Main Roads) which details the following:

· your name

· your residential address during the period of enrolment, employment or engagement in that service

· dates confirming five years consecutively (60 full months) or ten years cumulatively (120 full months) of residency in the accepted LGAs.

· you may provide several letters from different organisations to verify your claim if required (e.g. If you lived in different towns or suburbs, or changed providers)

· the letter must be dated, signed and on the letterhead of the organisation providing the letter

Utility bills

Electricity, gas, water, phone and internet bills. Must show:

· your name or your parents’/ carers’ name(s)

· the residential address to which the service is connected

· the date that the notice was issued or the billing period

*Please note that rates notices are not accepted on their own – you must also provide other supporting documentation.

Bank statements

If you are not comfortable providing your full bank statement showing all transactions and account details, then you may provide the top section only covering up/ blacking out any transaction or account information. We must be able to see the following information:

· your name or your parents’/ carers’ name(s)

· the address – must be a residential address. PO Box addresses are not accepted.

· the date that the statement was issued

PAY G payment summaries

If you are not comfortable providing this document showing all income and tax details, you may black out/ cover up this information. We only need to see the top section including:

· your name or your parents’/ carers’ name(s)

· the address – must be a residential address. PO Box addresses are not accepted.

· the issuance period of the statement

Notice of assessment

If you are uncomfortable providing this document showing all income and tax details, you may black out/ cover up this information. We only need to see the top section including:

· your name or your parents’/ carers’ name (s)

· the address – must be a residential address. PO Box addresses are not accepted.

· the date of issue

Income tax return

We do not require the full document showing your income and tax information. Sensitive information such as income, tax file number and account numbers may also be blacked out if you wish. We need to see the following details:

· your name or your parents’/ carers’ name(s) and home address - usually found on page 1 of the document

· Date of lodgement – usually found on the final page of the document

Centrelink letters and statements

If you are uncomfortable providing your full letter or statement showing dollar balances or details of your personal circumstances, then you may provide the top section only which must show:

· your name or your parents’/ carers’ name(s)

· your address – must be a residential address. PO Box addresses are not accepted

· Date of issue of the letter or statement

Tenancy/ rental agreements

We do not need every page of the document. We require the page/ pages showing the following information:

· Tenant name(s) – may be your name or your parents’/ carers’ name(s)

· Address of the property

· The date that the agreement was made

Tenant/ rental ledger

This document is a complete statement (or record) of every rent payment you have made for a lease and the dates that the rent covered. This can usually be obtained from your property manager or landlord. If you are not comfortable providing the document showing all payment values, you may black out this information. The document must show:

· Tenant name(s) – may be your name or your parents’/ carers’ name(s)

· the rental property address

· dates of payment

Other letters or statements

· Other bills or subscriptions
· Vehicle registration
· Insurance bills (car, home, private health etc.)
· Any letter issued by the government (e.g. Medicare, ATO)

QTAC will accept any other documentation which includes the following information:

·  Company/ organisation name and letterhead – it must be an official letter/ statement/ bill

·  your name or your parents’/ carers’ name(s)

·  your address – must be a residential address. PO Box addresses are not accepted

·  Date of issue of the letter, statement or bill.

Proof of relationship documents

If you are providing documents in your parents/ carers name(s) because you reside(d) with them and your last name is different to theirs, you will also need to provide proof of your relationship. These documents may include:

·  Birth certificates

·  Change of name certificates

·  Marriage certificates

·  Proof of guardianship documents

Statutory declarations

Statutory declarations are strictly not accepted as supporting evidence for the Regional Health Workforce Scheme.

Letters on plain paper

Supporting letters must be official and include the letterhead and all details of the organisation providing the letter.

Letters from family friends or neighbours, etc.

Personal references are not accepted. Supporting letters can only be accepted from an authorised representative of a school, university, workplace, health care organisation, bank or government agency where you have engaged in employment or a service.

Rates notices on their own

If you must provide a Rates notice as supporting documentation, this must be in combination with other documents from the “Accepted supporting documents’ list above.

Birth Certificates on their own

Birth Certificates can confirm your residence for your year of birth only. You must provide additional supporting documents to cover each year for the entire period claimed.

Documents that list only a PO Box address

PO Box addresses tell us where your mail is sent but does not verify you place of residence. Proof of residential address is required.