Review of the Identity-matching Services Bill 2018 and the Australian Passports Amendment (Identity-matching Services) Bill 2018

The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security has commenced a review of the Identity-matching Services Bill 2018 and the Australian Passports Amendment (Identity-matching Services) Bill 2018.

The Identity-matching Services Bill 2018 will authorise the Department of Home Affairs to collect, use and disclose identification information in order to operate the systems that will support a set of new biometric face-matching services. 

The Australian Passports Amendment (Identity-matching Services) Bill 2018 will authorise the Minister for Foreign Affairs to disclose personal information for the purpose of participating in a service to share or match information relating to the identity of a person.

This inquiry lapsed when the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security ceased to exist at the dissolution of the House of Representatives on Thursday 11 April 2019.

Committee Secretariat contact:

Committee Secretary
Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security
PO Box 6021
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600

Phone: +61 2 6277 2360
pjcis@aph.gov.au

About this inquiry

This inquiry lapsed when the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security ceased to exist at the dissolution of the House of Representatives on Thursday 11 April 2019.



Past Public Hearings

17 Aug 2018: Canberra
03 May 2018: Melbourne

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Inquiry Status

Submissions Closed

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