Howdy folks, I would really love a central repository (cue https://github.com/govau) of formats and checksums for various identifiers. Example implementations would be beneficial too.
A few commonly used strings come to mind:
- Centrelink CRN
- Medicare Provider Number
- Medicare Number
- Tax File Number
- Passport Number
- Australian Company Number
- Licence numbers for each of the states/territories
Now I totally understand that there is no substitute for sending the data to a Document Verification Service such as what Australia Post provides. But I’m thinking more in terms of performing client-side validation.
Some literature already exists all over the place. Whether that be buried deep in Government functional specs, on a different Department’s website, on some random Github repo, StackOverflow snippets, or on blogs (shout out to Guy Carpenter who has collected a few samples already).
I’d be happy to start gathering some snippets and information in a repo of my own, but it would have to be donated to https://github.com/govau in order to give it any weight, and for visibility to those in Govt. who know the real implementation details.