The Identity-Matching Services Bill 2019 (IMS Bill) authorises the Department of Home Affairs (DOHA) to create and maintain facilities for the sharing of facial images and other identity information between government agencies, and in some cases, private organisations.
Name in original language
Australian Identity - Matching Services Bill
Initiative overview
The Identity-Matching Services Bill 2018 (IMS Bill 2018) was introduced into the House of Representatives on 7 February 2018. They were not debated, and lapsed at the dissolution of the 45th Parliament on 11 April 2019.The present Bill was introduced into the House of Representatives on 31 July 2019.A Bill's Digest was prepared in respect of the 2018 Bill. Much of the material in the present Digest has been sourced from the earlier one.The initiative has the following objective(s):To authorise the Commonwealth to facilitate the sharing of identification information, including facial images, between the Commonwealth, states and territories for the purposes of identity-matching.
Name of responsible organisation (in English)
Department of Home Affairs |Parliament of Australia
