Bill
Human Services Amendment (Photographic Identification and Fraud Prevention) Bill 2019
lapsed, as at 2022-07-25.
- Sponsor
- Pauline Hanson
- Portfolio
- Not recorded
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2019-02-13
- second reading — 2019-02-13
- other — 2019-07-01
- other — 2019-07-24
- second reading — 2019-07-29
- second reading — 2019-07-29
- other — 2022-07-25
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 2019-02-13.
The bill would add a photo to Medicare cards to stop other people using them fraudulently.
It would require proof of eligibility and identity before a card is issued, and create a new offence for fraudulent use.
The offence carries a penalty of up to two years in prison or 50 penalty units, and the main changes start the day after royal assent.
- Requires Medicare cards to include a photograph and other card information.
- Makes the minister verify a person's identity and eligibility before issuing a card.
- Creates a criminal offence for using another person's Medicare card or impersonating a cardholder to get benefits.
People who hold or apply for Medicare cards, and anyone who might misuse them.
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