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representatives vote 2023-09-13#1

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Title

  • Bills — Statutory Declarations Amendment Bill 2023; Report from Federation Chamber
  • Statutory Declarations Amendment Bill 2023 - Report from Federation Chamber - Criticism of Government

Description

  • <p class="speaker">Milton Dick</p>
  • <p>The question is that the amendment moved by the honourable member for Bradfield be agreed to.</p>
  • The majority voted against an [amendment](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/debate/?id=2023-09-12.9.2) to the usual second reading motion - "that the bill be read a second time" (parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill) - which was introduced by Bradfield MP [Paul Fletcher](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/representatives/bradfield/paul_fletcher) (Liberal).
  • ### Motion text
  • > *That all words after "That" be omitted with a view to substituting the following words:*
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  • > *"whilst not declining to give the bill a second reading, the House notes that:*
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  • > *(1) the electronic execution of a Commonwealth statutory declaration was first implemented under the former government;*
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  • > *(2) digital verification relies on MyGovID and the Trusted Digital Identity Framework, both of which were created by the former government;*
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  • > *(3) the government is yet to formally respond to the MyGov User Audit; and*
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  • > *(4) the government is yet to establish a legislated national digital identity system".*
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