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# ID safety in Australia: copies of your licence, Medicare card and passport

Rental applications, new jobs and data breaches have put copies of Australian IDs in more places than most people can list. These guides cover both directions: the copies you keep, and the ones you are asked to send.

Start with [how to keep Australian ID documents safe on your phone](https://dokus.app/en-au/safe-document-storage/): locking licence, Medicare and passport copies, preferring official digital cards, and what to do when a breach notice names your documents. When an agent, employer or venue asks for a photo, read [when sending your licence or passport is safe and when to say no](https://dokus.app/en-au/is-it-safe-to-send-a-picture-of-your-id/), including the scams that ask for ID photos and who to call, IDCARE or ReportCyber, if a copy reached the wrong person.

## [Sending a photo of your licence or passport in Australia: when it is safe and when to say no](https://dokus.app/en-au/is-it-safe-to-send-a-picture-of-your-id/)

What Australian agents, employers and venues may ask for, the scams that ask for ID photos, and who to call (IDCARE, ReportCyber) if a copy reached the wrong person.

Reviewed on 18 October 2026

## [How to keep Australian ID documents safe on your phone, and what to do after a breach](https://dokus.app/en-au/safe-document-storage/)

Keep licence, Medicare and passport copies locked on your phone, prefer official digital cards, and know what to do when a breach notice names your documents.

Reviewed on 6 October 2026

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