Australian Public Sector Tuned Identifiers
Precision-tuned Australian public-sector identifier and payment patterns using the current validated TestPattern definitions, regional phone-number overmatch controls, checksum-backed identifiers, and sentinel/test-value filters.
- Jurisdictions
- au
- Regulations
- privacy-act-1988, tax-admin-act-1953, financial-accountability-act-2009-qld
- Patterns
- 13
Patterns in this collection
Identifies Australian Bank State Branch (BSB) routing codes in 3-digit dash 3-digit or continuous 6-digit formats. Supports space separator. Requires corroborative financial-institution keywords.
- Type
- regex
- Confidence
- low
Detects Australian Business Numbers (ABNs), which are unique 11-digit identifiers issued by the Australian Business Register to entities carrying on a business in Australia. ABNs are commonly formatted as groups of 2-3-3-3 digits separated by spaces or hyphens. The ABN includes a check digit mechanism, but this pattern relies on format matching combined with corroborative evidence rather than algorithmic validation.
- Type
- regex
- Confidence
- medium
Detects Centrelink Customer Reference Number (CRN) patterns consisting of 9 digits followed by a letter.
- Type
- regex
- Confidence
- low
Identifies references to Australian consumer deposit account numbers in financial and compliance documents. Uses structural anchors with proximity constraints.
- Type
- regex
- Confidence
- medium
Detects Individual Healthcare Identifier (IHI) patterns. The IHI is a 16-digit number starting with the prefix 800360, validated with the Luhn algorithm.
- Type
- regex
- Confidence
- medium
Identifies Australian Medicare card numbers using Func_australian_medical_account_number validation. Filters same-digit sequences. Requires corroborative health-scheme keywords for reliable detection.
- Type
- regex
- Confidence
- medium
Detects Australian Medicare card numbers, which are issued to Australian citizens and permanent residents for access to subsidised healthcare under the Medicare system. The number consists of 10 digits: the first digit is between 2 and 6, followed by 8 additional digits and a single check digit. Numbers are commonly formatted as groups of 4-5-1 digits separated by spaces or hyphens.
- Type
- regex
- Confidence
- high
Identifies Australian driver's licence numbers across all 8 states and territories using state-specific digit/letter formats. State context provided via regex-based jurisdiction matching rather than keyword lists. Includes generic fallback tier.
- Type
- regex
- Confidence
- low
Identifies Australian Tax File Numbers (TFNs) — unique nine-digit identifiers issued by the Australian Taxation Office. Uses Func_australian_tax_file_number validator with AllDigitsSameFilter and TextMatchFilter to exclude known test values.
- Type
- regex
- Confidence
- high
Detects Unique Student Identifier (USI) patterns. A 10-character alphanumeric code (uppercase letters and digits) mandatory since January 2023 for higher education in Australia.
- Type
- regex
- Confidence
- low
Detects bulk payroll data files containing employee names, Tax File Numbers (TFNs), bank account details, and salary information. Disclosure enables mass identity theft, fraudulent tax returns, and targeted social engineering.
- Type
- regex
- Confidence
- high
Detects bulk superannuation member data including individual balances, employer contributions, TFN-linked records, and beneficiary nominations from government super schemes such as QSuper.
- Type
- regex
- Confidence
- high
Detects bulk payment authorisation files extracted from government ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, TechnologyOne) containing payee bank accounts, payment amounts, and authorisation codes for batch processing.
- Type
- regex
- Confidence
- high