27 October 2021
ABA reiterates our view that there is significant potential economic benefit in the government’s digital identity initiative for consumers and businesses. The development of both government and private sector digital identity systems is needed to achieve wider adoption, and therefore realise the potential economic benefits of this government policy. That will continue to depend on whether the proposed legislative framework provides clarity, ensures robust privacy safeguards for users, provides flexibility to innovate and incentives to participate, while minimising the potential for conflicting or inconsistent data and privacy obligations for participants.
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The ABA’s submission to the ACCC’s Retail Deposits Inquiry 2023. Australian banks continue to provide a competitive, dynamic, and innovative marketplace for deposits. Banks are also cognisant of the variety of uses for deposit accounts and strive to provide products and services that meet the needs of customers.
14 June 2023 The ABA responds to the Department of Home Affairs and AUSTRAC on a consultation proposing to legislate and reform section 75 of the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Rules 2007.
The ABA Submission is supportive of the Landgate’s efforts to enable the creation and execution of documents in electronic form. The ABA provides answers to the specific questions in the Landgate consultation paper.