The Australian Parliament passed the Digital ID Bill , marking a significant milestone in the nation's digital transformation journey. The bill, which has been a subject of intense debate and scrutiny for years, was passed with 27 government amendments and 16 Greens amendments, focusing on ensuring the digital ID scheme is fully voluntary, has enhanced privacy protections, and speeds up the expansion of the scheme to the private sector.
The new legislation paves the way for the implementation of a national digital identity system that will allow Australians to quickly and easily identify themselves without having to provide "points" of ID to a range of organizations. The system, which has already been operational through the government's myGovID service, will now be expanded to include private sector organizations such as banks, with the phased introduced timeframe of opening up the digital ID scheme to these organizations reduced from four years
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