Australia’s long, long walk toward implementation of a digital ID scheme has taken another step. A release from the Australian government says the publication of the Senate Standing Committee on Economics’ report on the Digital ID Bill 2023 marks “another big milestone” for national digital identity. The report includes an analysis of the legal impact of the Bill on biometrics use.
Per the report, “the Digital ID bill would establish new primary legislation to legislate and expand the Australian Government Digital ID System (AGDIS), which currently exists in an unlegislated form, and would provide a legislative basis for the accreditation of providers of digital ID services.
