The Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) has announced that Australia Post has been accredited as a trusted identity service provider under the national Trusted Digital Identity Framework (TDIF).
It is the first industry provider to be accredited under the TDIF.
In a statement, the DTA said the introduction of Australia Post into the Digital Identity system was one of the foundational steps needed for the system to develop into a true whole-of-economy solution.
“TDIF sets the rules and requirements for participants of the Digital Identity system and delivers on the privacy, security and fraud expectations of users,” the DTA said.
“It is designed to ensure that the identity system is consistent, safe and meets user needs.”
It said this ensured every Government Agency and organisation that joined the identity system was held to the same standard.
“In the future, it will be possible for many Government Agencies, banks, or other organisations to seek to become part of the identity system,” it said.
The development was welcomed by the Minister for Government Services, Stuart Robert.
“Providing Australians with choice and control of who they share identity information with was one of the recommendations of the Financial Services Inquiry,” Mr Robert said.
“TDIF has been developed iteratively and in consultation with privacy advocates, industry experts, the Australian Payments Council, States and Territories and the broader community over the past three years.”
