# AML Code - SuperGold Card Secondary ID

**Document ID:** doc-0151
**Source organisation:** Department of Internal Affairs
**Publication date / edition:** 2026
**Source chronology:** Code edition: 2026; Gazette approval: 28 May 2026; first DIA announcement: 4 June 2026; original capture: June 2026.
**Independently checked:** 8 October 2026
**Evidence:** Official guidance; Official primary

## Summary

The 2026 Identity Verification Code specifies two distinct SuperGold document combinations and staged commencement of certified-copy provisions, replacing the 2013 Code.

## Key facts

- Clause 1.1.1(b)(viii): a SuperGold card with a photograph can support primary non-photographic ID, such as a New Zealand birth or citizenship certificate.
- Clause 1.1.1(c)(v): a government document with name and signature, including a SuperGold card, can accompany a New Zealand driver licence.
- The Code starts 1 July 2026; paragraphs 1.4.3–1.4.5 start 1 July 2027.
- Full compliance gives a safe harbour; reporting entities can instead use equally effective verification within the legal requirements.
- The Code addresses name and date-of-birth verification and does not replace all customer due diligence, risk-rating or record-keeping obligations.

## Next step

Confirm the provider’s accepted pathway before your appointment. A SuperGold card alone is not the complete document combination described in these face-to-face pathways.

## Sources and scope

[Department of Internal Affairs: primary resource](https://www.dia.govt.nz/AML-CFT-Information-for-Crown-entities) — accessed 8 October 2026.

[DIA: Identity Verification Code of Practice 2026 (15-page PDF)](https://www.dia.govt.nz/diawebsite.nsf/Files/AML-CFT-2026/%24file/AML-CFT-Identity-Verification-Code-of-Practice-2026-a.pdf) — accessed 8 October 2026.

[DIA: reporting entity FAQs](https://www.dia.govt.nz/AML-CFT-Frequently-Asked-Questions-for-DIA-Reporting-Entities) — accessed 8 October 2026.

2026 identifies the Code edition; Gazette approval was 28 May 2026 and the DIA release announcing it was 4 June 2026. Independently read on 8 October 2026. DIA guidance confirms existing procedures remain supported until 30 June 2027; each provider still applies its verification obligations.

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