21 August 2025

Creating and using a digital ID is voluntary - Digital ID Act 2024 Section 74

Keep in mind that while 'persons' may be 'mandated' (sound familiar?) to create a digital identification, the reality according to Commomwealth law, is that action is voluntary.


DIGITAL ID ACT 2024 (NO. 25, 2024) - SECT 74 Creating and using a digital ID is voluntary

DIGITAL ID ACT 2024 (NO. 25, 2024) - SECT 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.


Source: https://www.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdoc/au/legis/cth/num_act/dia202487/s74.html

On the topic of the new 'child safety' so called law or actions by government, the uploading of your 'private and confidential' documentation to corporate servers presents a huge security risk which may/will be subject to a data breach at some point in time.