Bill
Identity-matching Services Bill 2019
lapsed, as at 2022-04-11. Home Affairs portfolio.
- Sponsor
- Not recorded
- Portfolio
- Home Affairs
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2019-07-31
- second reading — 2019-07-31
- other — 2022-04-11
Divisions
No divisions recorded. Most questions are decided on the voices; this does not establish that a bill was unopposed.
Plain-language summary
Written by a model from the explanatory memorandum; not the record, as at 2019-07-31.
This bill would let the Department of Home Affairs run systems for sharing identity information between governments.
It sets up a hub and a national driver licence facial recognition database, with rules for what can be shared and with whom.
The bill also includes penalties for unauthorized use of information and requires annual reports and a review.
- The bill gives the Department of Home Affairs legal authority to collect, use, and share identity information.
- It establishes an interoperability hub for data sharing between agencies.
- It creates a National Driver Licence Facial Recognition Solution.
- It defines the scope of identity-matching services, including their functions and allowed users.
- It introduces accountability measures like annual reporting and penalties for unauthorized disclosure.
Commonwealth, state, and territory government agencies, and private sector organizations that use identity-matching services.
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