Identification Requirements

Why do we need your ID?

The AML/CFT Act 2009 (The Act) came into effect on 30 June 2013. Southern Cross Partners is legally required to confirm the identity of its customers and any person acting on behalf of the customer.

Who needs to provide an ID?

In the case of Investors. Section 11 of The Act requires us to conduct customer due diligence on:

  • A customer
  • Any beneficial owner of a customer
  • Any person acting o behalf of a customer

What do we need to identify?

The information required to identify the person(s) is:

  • The person’s full name
  • If the person is not the customer, the person’s relationship to the customer
  • The person’s date of birth
  • The person’s address or registered office

The following only, if relevant:

  • The person’s company identifier or registration number
  • Any information prescribed by regulations
  • The person’s date of birth
  • The person’s address or registered office

Ways to provide identification

Electronic Verification

Most customers with a New Zealand or Australian issued ID will be eligible to confirm their identity electronically. This means we can send you a text message with a link for you to enter either your Passport or Drivers Licence information and your address details. Your ID should be current (not expired).

These details are then verified against Government databases. This process requires you to take some photos of your face and ID, to prove that it belongs to you. The process is simple and easy to use, but please call us if you have any issues. Not all customers will be able to use this method, and we will be in touch if we require more information.

Note: We use AplyID aplyid.com to process Electronic Verification applications. Your data will be treated confidentially and no information is stored on the AplyID website.

Paper Verification

Your ID should be current (not expired) and original and at least one form of ID needs to contain a photo. The ID provided must be a certified copy of the original and the person certifying must sight the original documentation and make a statement to the effect that documents provided are true copy and represent the identity of the named individual. Please see section on Acceptable Persons and information on what constitutes acceptable identification documents in the following sections.

Please note regardless of which identification option you choose, we require both the application form and the AML form to be physically signed in pen, by all parties (not electronically), and returned to us.

Acceptable documents to verify name, date of birth and/or residential address. Each document must be certified by an acceptable person (see list below)

One of the following (Primary photographic):

  • Passport (NZ or overseas)
  • NZ certificate of identity
  • NZ firearms license

Or, NZ Drivers License plus one of the following:

  • A bank statement issued by a registered NZ Bank addressed to you from the last 12 months
  • A document issued by a NZ government agency containing your name and signature e.g SuperGoldcard
  • IRD statement or other NZ government agency statement addressed to you from the last 12 months

Or, one of these plus any one under document list (1)

  • Full birth certificate (either NZ or overseas)
  • Overseas citizenship certificate

Document List (1)

  • NZ Drivers License
  • 18+ card
  • International Drivers License or permit (with photo)

Acceptable documents to verify current residential Address. Each document must be certified by an acceptable person (see list below)

  • Utility bill
  • Government agency statements (e.g IRD)
  • Council rates notice/valuation
  • Other independent document
  • NZ Bank statement

Acceptable persons to certify identification documentation

  • Justice of peace
  • Lawyer
  • Member of police
  • Registered teacher
  • Chartered accountant

Important Notes:

(1) Certification must include the name, occupation and signature of the person certifying and the date of certification.

(2) The person certifying must sight the original documentation and make a statement to the effect that documents provided are true copy and represent the identity of the named individual.

(3) Certification must have been carried out in the three months preceding the presentation of the copied documents.

*When certification occurs overseas, copies of the international identification provided by a customer resident overseas must be certified by a person authorised by law in that country to take statutory declaration or equivalent in the customer’s country.

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