Friday, December 30, 2005

Proposed ID card 'bad for business' / The Australian, 30 Dec 2005

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James Riley
"A NATIONAL identity card scheme would cost too much and burden business with an added layer of bureaucratic red tape, a leading lobby group has claimed. The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry chief Peter Hendy said the group had yet to be convinced that an ID scheme would address incidents of serious crime and terrorism. The ACCI remained firmly opposed to the introduction of a national ID card, calling on the Government to 'clearly show how such a measure would demonstrably improve Australia's security arrangements'. "