Urgent! Time is Running Out to Voice Your Opposition to Digital identity Proposal!

Dear Reader, Do you trust politicians and bureaucrats? If the answer is ‘Yes’ then you need do nothing BUT if the answer is NO, then you need to get cracking and make your submission on this Legislation and be sure to send copies to your Federal Member and ALL Senators. I am unhappy with the warning sent yesterday regarding the Public consultation on Australia’s Digital Identity legislation. Its importance was NOT emphasised enough! Background: “On 1 October 2021, the Hon. Stuart Robert MP, Minister for Employment, Workforce, Skills, Small and Family Business released the exposure draft of the Trusted Digital Identity Bill and related legislative instruments for public consultation.” The exposure draft consultation period (Phase 3) is open until 5:00 pm AEDT on Wednesday 27 October 2021. FOUR DAYS TIME! MAKE YOUR SUBMISSION HERE -

https://www.digitalidentity.gov.au/have-your-say/phase-3

Please scroll down to - How to make a submission You can provide feedback by completing the short submission form. For individuals wanting to provide feedback on the draft legislation, select 'individual' at question 7, and you will see a text box where you can provide your feedback. For organisations wanting to provide feedback on the draft legislation, select 'organisation' at question 7. You will be able to upload your feedback files at questions 10 and 11.  We encourage you to make your submission in Word for accessibility reasons, though we will also accept other document formats, including PDFs.  While there are no restrictions on the content of your submission, please refer to the headings and ideas in the exposure draft of the Bill and the other documents in the package as much as possible.  If you have feedback on the RIS, please use one of the RIS feedback forms we have set up (available under 'Regulation Impact Statement' above). Use the one that matches the role your organisation would play in the Australian Government Digital Identity System. If you’re not sure, use the RIS feedback form marked 'General’. Completing the online submission form should take around 5 minutes. Ensure you have your submission documents ready to upload before you begin. If you have any difficulty using the submission form to send your response, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Submissions close at 5:00 pm AEDT on Wednesday 27 October 2021. FOUR DAYS TIME! Go to the submission form If you prepare a response of around 300 words in your favourite word-processor, then you can ‘cut and paste’ into the box on the submission form, however, it is up to you to say what you wish.