---
title: "Employer letter for a discretionary ASIC application"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/precedents/aviation-drones-and-space/discretionary-asic-employer-letter"
type: "precedent"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "a60-discretionary-asic-employer-letter"
area_id: "A60"
kind: "letter"
ai_level: "yellow"
version: 1
task_ids: ["A60-Q20261018-6"]
law_stated_as_at: "2026-10-22"
---

# Employer letter for a discretionary ASIC application

> Letter on the employer's letterhead for a discretionary ASIC application, covering the employment, operational need and secure areas that the AusCheck discretionary page says the letter must include.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/precedents/aviation-drones-and-space/discretionary-asic-employer-letter  
Law stated as at: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

- Kind: Letter. A letter or email you adapt and send.
- Practice area: [Aviation, Drones & Space](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/aviation-drones-and-space.md)
- Jurisdictions: Commonwealth
- AI level: Yellow. You and the tool draft together, with you directing. You check every statement you rely on.
- Law stated as at: 2026-10-22
- Status: Maintained. Checked on 2026-10-22 against the authority it cites, for Commonwealth.

## When to use it

Use when an employer is asked for the letter that AusCheck says must accompany a discretionary ASIC application.

## Used for these tasks

- [Apply for a discretionary aviation security identification card](https://ailawframework.com/practice/aviation-drones-and-space.md#A60-Q20261018-6)

## How AI may be used

The tool drafts the letter from employment facts the lawyer supplies, and the employer checks it before it is signed and lodged.

**AI may:**

- State the start date, role, duties, operational need and secure areas the employer confirms.
- Leave a separate optional paragraph for a character reference, because the page treats that reference as something the applicant may also provide.
- Date the letter in the current year if it is also to be used as a conduct reference.

**AI must not:**

- Do not say the applicant does not pose a risk to aviation security, unless the employer adopts that sentence.
- Do not describe the convictions unless the employer chooses to acknowledge them.
- Do not put the letter in the form of a statutory declaration.

**The lawyer checks:**

- The page requires company letterhead, confirmation of employment including start date, job role and duties, the operational need to hold a card to access secure areas, and the secure areas to be accessed.
- Acknowledgement of convictions is preferred for a conduct reference and is not described as a requirement.
- The person who signs must know the facts. This starting point does not choose the signatory.

## Authorities

- [AusCheck, Apply for a discretionary Aviation Security Identification Card (ASIC)](https://www.auscheck.gov.au/apply/apply-for-asic/discretionary-asic)

## Full text and drafting notes

The full text and the drafting notes are not part of this public page. Signed-in firm accounts can read them at https://ailawframework.com/precedents/aviation-drones-and-space/discretionary-asic-employer-letter and through the signed-in MCP connector https://ailawframework.com/mcp/firm.

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*