Guarantor of applicant (in Australia)

To help us identify the person applying for an Australian passport, we need someone (a "guarantor") to complete Section 12 of the application form. 

The guarantor:

• must be an Australian citizen who is 18 years of age or over;
• must have known the applicant for at least 12 months (or for children under 1 year, since birth). If you have recently moved from interstate you should contact someone who qualifies in your previous state and arrange to have the guarantor section (and photograph endorsement) completed;
• must not be related to the applicant by birth, marriage, de facto or same sex relationship, or live at the applicant's address;
• must possess a current (unexpired) passport that was issued with at least two years' validity, or have been on the Australian electoral roll at their current address for the past 12 months;
• must endorse the back of one photograph by writing "This is a true photograph of (applicant's full name)" and signing in black ink.