What is the Digital ID Bill?
*It is a legislative framework to
create an economy-wide Digital ID system in Australia.
It enables the phased expansion of the Australian Government Digital ID System (AGDIS) beyond the Commonwealth, facilitating the reciprocal or shared use of Digital IDs between public and
private sector organizations.
The Bill strengthens the governance of the Accreditation Scheme and the AGDIS, establishes an independent Australian Digital ID Regulator responsible for accreditation, approving participation in the AGDIS, and
enforcing compliance with the non-privacy aspects of the legislation.
The Bill and Digital ID Rules allow trustmarks to be used by accredited service providers, and the Regulator must maintain public registers of accredited service providers,
and of service providers and relying parties participating in the AGDIS.
*https://www.digitalidentity.gov.au/digital-id-bill
From cairnsnews.org - https://cairnsnews.org/2024/03/30/unrepresentative-swill-voted-for-the-digital-id-bill-2023-in-the-australian-senate-identities-in-pics-below/
The Noes are Australia’s real representatives who actually work for and represent the people, and have heard their opposition to the dystopian Digital ID policy that will now formally enslave all Australians into Labor’s New World Order.
Soon will come the restrictions on
accessing government services, ability to access bank accounts, board a plane, visit the doctor, get a passport, get a gun or driver’s licence, be admitted to hospital, buy a phone, ad infinitum…
The National Strike began in earnest Good Friday and as
it gathers momentum the Labor, Greens, Teals unholy alliance of Marxists, malcontents and globalists will find that a lot of people will not comply with their unlawful ID policy.
That will be just the start of the people’s Great Reset and restoration
of the rule of natural law for all Australians.
The ID bill now will be sent to the Lower House when it sits on April 30th, but Labor, Teals and the Greens have the numbers to ram it through without debate as they did in the senate.
It is notable no Liberal or Nationals senators voted for Digital ID - But, 8 didnt turn up to vote.
It is also notable that 17 of 76 senators didn’t vote at all.
The Voting:
33 Ayes
26 Noes
17 Absentee senators
Lets call those that didn't Vote and ask them why they didn't bother to turn up to vote, why they didn’t do their job!
If enough people call, the public can sway the outcome (please remember to treat the admin person you speak to with respect).
Liberal Party:
Simon Birmingham (08) 8354 1644
Sarah Henderson (03) 5221 5900
Hollie Hughes (02) 9159 9325
Maria Kovacic (02) 8289 9770
James Paterson (03) 9690 2201
Linda Reynolds (08) 9477 5411
Dave Sharma (02) 8289 9800
National Party:
Bridget McKenzie (02) 6024 2560
Independents:
Jackie Lambi - Jackie Lambi Network Party: (03) 6431 3112
Greens Party:
Larissa Waters (from Noosa) - (07) 3367 0566
From the ‘Australians vs. The Agenda Telegram page - https://t.me/ausvstheagenda
Digital ID Bill 2023 (PART 1) - Economics Legislation Committee Report from 28 February, 2024.
- Will be safeguarded by Australian Privacy Laws
- Not allowed to collect personal attribute information such as racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, beliefs, affiliations, or sexual orientation or practices.
- Not permitted to collect biometric information, if used then it’s destroyed immediately upon verification or by
withdrawal of user consent.
- Voluntary: Digital ID guidelines must not require an individual to create or use a digital ID as a condition of receiving any services.
- Information cannot be held
overseas.
- The ACCC would be the regulator of the Digital ID system.
- The CEO of Services Australia (Centrelink) is the operational manager of Digital ID.
Digital ID Bill 2023 (PART 2) - Economics Legislation Committee Report from 28 February, 2024.
- Most organisations who made submissions
to the inquiry supported the intent of the Digital ID Bill.
- Organisations that made submissions include Woolworths, Free Speech Union of Australia and the Australian Banking Association.
- Most individuals who made
submissions to the inquiry opposed the bills either fully or in part.
- Concerns raised by individuals were about privacy, surveillance and data security, voluntariness of digital ID, social exclusion and ideas of authoritarian misuse of digital ID.
- The Minister for Finance, Katy Gallagher assured that the voluntariness of Digital ID would not be undermined.
UDPATE ON Digital ID Bill 2023 (PART 3) - Economics Legislation Committee Report from 28 February, 2024.
The Coalition Government (under Malcolm Turnbull) began developing the Trusted Digital Identity Framework in 2016, and it was launched in March 2018.
Coalition Senators noted that in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic in September 2020, the then Senate Select Committee recommended
that:
“The Digital Identity reforms led by the Digital Transformation Agency be accelerated in order to deliver a national, economy-wide framework for the operation of a federated digital identity ecosystem as soon as possible.”
The Coalition argues that the Digital ID Framework doesn’t do enough, prioritising the private sector first, instead of having a whole-of-economy approach. They argue the Bill risks creating an uncompetitive Digital ID sector, and increases risks for consumers and businesses.
Notable mentions for other companies, businesses and groups that also SUPPORT the Australian Government framework for a Digital ID:
- Australian Chamber of Commerce and
Industry
- Bendigo Bank, Adelaide Bank
- Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Surprisingly, Telstra and The Law Council of Australia expressed concerns and recommendations on the limited framework of the bill.
For the full list of public submissions, go to the bottom
of the website via the link below:
https://www.digitalidentity.gov.au/have-your-say/2023-digital-id-bill-and-rules-submissions
Email from Andrew Wallace - Member for Fisher.
You asked me about the digital
ID legislation which passed the Senate, and I wanted to confirm our position as a Party and my position as your member.
As the world embraces new and emerging digital technologies, government must contend with the risks and opportunities
posed.
That’s why when we were in government, the Coalition spent over $600 million developing a safe, efficient and easy-to-use Australian Government ID System.
Over 10 million people already use this service via MyGovID.
We also released draft legislation in 2021 to further regulate digital identity – to protect Australians’ privacy, and their right to
participate.
Consolidating digital footprints within the government and its agencies saves the taxpayer from spending so much time, money and effort through lost efficiency, data mismatching, and service duplication.
It also reduces the amount of personal data businesses and agencies hold about their customers and clients, in turn reducing the risk to Australians from the kinds of data breaches we have seen with companies like Optus, Medibank Private and Latitude
Financial.
Our proposal would strengthen personal privacy and bolster information security.
As the Deputy Chair of the PJCIS, I’m particularly concerned about the information security side of things. We must be able to protect Australians’ privacy, and not risk the slippery slope of their data falling into the wrong hands.
Our legislation would have gone some way to preventing this.
However, the digital identity legislation introduced by the PM is very different.
The Coalition put forward amendments to address the glaring issues in the legislation.
- We wanted a stronger guarantee that having a digital ID would be voluntary – that NO Australian would be forced to have
one.
- We wanted to ensure that no one who refuses to get a digital ID would receive a lower quality of service than those who get one; and
- We wanted to impose a clear requirement that any changes to the Privacy Act must be made BEFORE the legislation came into force, to protect Australians’ data integrity.
The Government said no.
So we voted no to their entire legislative package in the Senate, and will do so in the House as well.
I hope that answers your question.
Andrew”
