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Online Advices (OLA) for requesting information

Item

Description

1

List of OLAs

These letters can be used to request information from a customer or third party:

  • QSS32 - Free-text questionnaire for National usage
  • Q146 - Request information from a customer's employer
  • Q608 - Request information from a financial institution regarding a customer's bank accounts
  • Q604 - Request information from a financial institution regarding a customer's loan details

Note: the list is not exhaustive.

2

Third party information sources

Australia Post

  • redirection particulars (new address)
  • post office box owner's name and residential address

Australian Business Register (See External websites for a link to their website)

Australian Business Number (ABN)

  • legal company name
  • company trading name
  • link to Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) which will provide additional company information (including former company names)

Australian Taxation Office (ATO)

  • income and employment details (last tax return)

Banks, Financial Institutions, Finance Companies

  • balance of accounts
  • address/phone number of customer
  • regular deposits to accounts
  • loan information

Equifax (previously Veda Advantage) (See External websites for a link to their website)

  • Corporate Searches:
    • Australian Securities and Investments Commission
    • Business Names
  • Bankruptcy Searches:
    • National Personal Bankruptcy
  • Property Searches:
    • QLD, NSW, VIC and ACT Land Titles
  • Transport Searches:
    • QLD Vehicle Registrations
    • REVS (Register of Encumbered Vehicles)
  • Police Searches:
    • QLD Traffic Incident and Crime Reports
    • QLD Crime Reports
  • Legal Lodgements & Searches:
    • VIC Liquor Licences
    • VIC Magistrates Court

Credit Reference Limited:

  • credit application names
  • employment details
  • other income details
  • address of customer

Electoral Roll

  • address of customer
  • Employers
  • address
  • income
  • employment details

Gas, electricity and water authorities

  • address
  • employment details
  • property owner or real estate agent

Land Titles Office/Dept of Natural Resources

  • owner or property
  • any encumbrances

Local councils

  • property owner's name and address
  • real property description
  • mortgage details

M J Armstrong

  • Title Searches
  • Plans/Dealings
  • Australian Securities Commission Services:
    • Company Searches
    • Business Names

Real estate agents

  • address
  • employer

Rental bond authorities

  • address
  • bond held

TAB

  • Address
  • balance of betting accounts

Telstra White Pages (see External websites for a link to their website)

Telstra Yellow Pages (see External websites for a link to their website)

Transport authorities and/or motor registries

  • name and address of owner of registered vehicle
  • address check of driver's licence