Digital ID Consultation Roundtable with the Department of Finance

Date: Monday 24 June 2024
Time: 03:30pm – 05:00pm AEST
Location: Virtual

AGENDA

1. Acknowledgement of Country & Welcome (2 mins)
2. Overview of Australia's Digital ID System and the Digital ID legislative framework (20 mins) + Discussion (10 mins)
3. Accreditation Rules and Accreditation Data Standards (25 mins) + Discussion (10 mins)
4. Overview of the Digital ID Rules (20 mins)
5. Roundtable discussion / Questions & Answers (Time remaining)
6. Next steps

DOCUMENTATION

This consultation relates to the Digital ID Rules and Standards developed by the Department of Finance. 

Here is the Full URL for the Digital ID Rules, Digital ID Accreditation Rules and Accreditation Data Standards: https://www.digitalidentity.go...

TOWNHALL MEETING

In preparation for our Roundtable Consultation you may wish to attend a Webinar presented by the Department on 19 June 2024 at 930 to 1130. This webinar will provide some general themes of feedback received by the Department from other Digital ID consultations. Register to attend via [Full URL]: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/e7a9b1fe-620e-4c10-8873-ef3558b9cbc1@e99d2042-c1e3-4d13-a60e-20d3bb39177c

CONSULTATION

Written submissions in response to the Consultation regarding the 2024 Digital ID Rules, Accreditation Rules and Data Standards close on 25 June 2024. If you wish to make a written submission, you may do so via this link: [Full URL]

https://www.digitalidentity.go...

We look forward to you joining us for this important Roundtable Consultation. Should you wish to wish to make an oral submission during the session or otherwise have a question you would like us to submit to the Department please let us know via email to [email protected].

There will also be opportunities to participate in the discussion during the live event (and we encourage you to do so). Chatham House Rules apply.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

We acknowledge the support of the Department of Finance and our co-hosts Willis Towers Watson and AUSCert, as well as all other associations and individuals participating in this event, for working together to co-design the future of the Digital ID rules in Australia.

ADDITIONAL EXTRACTS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
Source: https://www.digitalidentity.go...

Structure of the legislation

The Digital ID legislation is a package of legislative instruments governing the Accreditation Scheme and the Australian Government Digital ID System.

Digital ID Accreditation Rules

The Accreditation Rules and Data Standards apply to Digital ID, attribute and exchange providers to choose to obtain accreditation.

The Digital ID Accreditation Rules relate to:

• the accreditation application process, including application for accreditation and annual reviews
• the requirements that accredited entities must meet to effectively manage fraud, security, privacy, accessibility and usability

These rules also set out requirements for the operation of Digital ID services an entity may be accredited for.

Further information on these Accreditation Rules can be found in the Consultation Guide under Relevant documentation below.

Digital ID Accreditation Data Standards

The Accreditation Rules and Data Standards apply to Digital ID, attribute and exchange providers to choose to obtain accreditation.

The Digital ID Accreditation Data Standards relate to:

• the testing requirements for accredited entities such as for presentation attack detection and electronic Identity Document Verification Technology
• the authentication requirements such as the types of authenticators, authentication levels bound to a digital ID, and requirements for authenticating an individual to their Digital ID using their biometric information.

Further information on these Digital ID Accreditation Data Standards can be found in the Consultation Guide under Relevant documentation below.

Digital ID Rules

Elements of these Digital ID Rules apply to relying parties participating within the Australian Government Digital ID System and they apply to entities seeking to participate in the Australian Government Digital ID System.

The Digital ID Rules set out some additional requirements relating to entities wanting to participate in the Australian Government Digital ID System.

These rules relate to:

• Digital ID service providers who participate in the Australian Government Digital ID System
• other organisations (known as relying parties) who participate in the Australian Government Digital ID System to use Digital IDs as a way for their clients or customers to verify their ID. 

The Digital ID rules are specific requirements additional to those in the Digital ID Accreditation Rules for providers and services to protect the privacy and security of individuals who use the Australian Government Digital ID System.

The Digital ID Rules also include rules around the use of a symbol (or ‘trustmark’) that accredited Digital ID providers could display to show they’ve met the standards set by government to achieve accreditation.

Further information on these Digital ID Rules can be found in the Consultation Guide under Relevant documentation below.

Digital ID Data Standards

The Digital ID data standards will outline the technical requirements for services participating in the Australian Government Digital ID System. These standards will be released for consultation closer to commencement of the Digital ID Act.

Relevant documentation

• Digital ID Bill - what is it? 
   
• Consultation Guide (PDF 808KB)
   
• TEMPLATE - Feedback document (DOCX 78KB)
   
• Draft Digital ID Accreditation Rules 2024 (PDF 1.54MB)
   
• Draft Digital ID Accreditation Data Standards 2024 (PDF 1.06MB)
   
• Draft Digital ID Rules 2024 (PDF 991KB)