Parliament asking for comments on proposed to change in the way identity is verified and shared in the justice sector: Enhancing Identity Verification and Border Processes Legislation Bill.

 

The bill is a response to the Phillip Smith/Traynor Inquiry which called for “a step change in the way identity is verified and shared in the justice sector.” Under the bill identity would be based on unalterable information such as fingerprints and facial recognition rather than paper records and the bill would also give agencies access to the drivers’ licence photo database and birth, death and marriages information of offenders and mental health patients subject to the criminal justice system.