Recommendations

Recommendation 1

1.45      The committee recommends that a clause be inserted into the Bill clarifying that no background checking scheme may be established under either the AusCheck Act nor regulations promulgated under the Act in the absence of another Act of Parliament providing for the establishment of such a scheme.

Recommendation 2

1.46      The committee recommends that Item 7 be amended to remove proposed subparagraphs (v) and (vi).

Recommendation 3

1.47      The committee recommends that the Bill be amended to clarify that AusCheck cannot collect, use, directly deal with nor store biometric information about an individual, other than to pass it directly to the relevant law enforcement, intelligence or tracking body for the purpose of conducting a background check.

Recommendation 4

1.48      The committee recommends that the Bill be amended to specify the agencies which may have access to personal information, including but not limited to identity verification information, collected by AusCheck.

Recommendation 5

1.49      The committee recommends that the Bill be amended to impose appropriate conditions and limitations on the use and disclosure of personal information by third party agencies to which AusCheck has lawfully disclosed that information.

Recommendation 6

1.50      The committee recommends that the Bill be amended to specify retention periods for personal information, including identity verification information, stored by AusCheck in its database.

Recommendation 7

1.51      The committee recommends that the Bill be passed, subject to the adoption of recommendations 1 to 6.

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