Digital ID Bill 2024

Currently listed as a Bill (after “enacted” becomes an Act) [bold underline emphasis added] https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd2324a/24bd058

Digital ID Bill 2024

Division 6—Other matters relating to accreditation
29 Digital IDs must be deactivated on request
(1) This section applies if an accredited identity service provider generates a digital ID of an individual.
(2) The accredited identity service provider must, if requested to do so by the individual, deactivate the digital ID of the individual as soon as practicable after receiving the request.
(3) If a digital ID of an individual is deactivated under subsection (2), the digital ID of the individual:
(a) must not be used by the accredited identity service provider for verifying the identity of the individual or authenticating a digital ID of the individual; and
(b) if it can be reactivated, must not be reactivated by the accredited identity service provider without the express consent of the individual.

 

Division 5—Other matters relating to the Australian Government Digital ID System
74 Creating and using a digital ID is voluntary
Creating and using a digital ID is voluntary
(1) A participating relying party must not, as a condition of providing a service or access to a service, require an individual to create or use a digital ID.
Note: The effect of this subsection is that a participating relying party that provides a service, or access to a service, must provide another means of accessing that service that does not involve the creation or use of a digital ID through the Australian Government Digital ID System.
(1A) A participating relying party is taken to contravene subsection (1) if:
(a) the participating relying party provides the service, or access to the service, by means other than the creation or use of a digital ID through the Australian Government Digital ID System; and
(b) either of the following apply:
(i) the other means is not reasonably accessible;
(ii) using the other means results in the service being provided on substantially less favourable terms.
Exceptions
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a service of a participating relying party if:
(a) the service provides access to another service; and
(b) the individual can access the other service by means other than the creation or use of a digital ID through the Australian Government Digital ID System; and
(c) the other means is reasonably accessible; and
(d) using the other means does not result in the other service being provided on substantially less favourable terms.

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