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AGS at workTony BealSwee-Kim TanCombating identity fraudAGS is working with the Attorney-General’s Department (AGD) and the Department of ForeignAffairs and Trade (DFAT) on key elements of the Government’s approach to identity security. AGS’sadvice has supported our clients in developing systems to ensure that government agencies thatcollect, store or use identity information have effective identity security measures in place.Identity security is central to Australia’s national security, law enforcement and economicinterests. Government agencies and businesses rely increasingly on the credibility of a person’sidentity information as evidence of who they are during a transaction. However, this is aparticular challenge as businesses and governments take advantage of the opportunities ofthe digital economy.National Document Verification ServiceAGD’s National Document Verification Service (DVS) is part of the Australian Government’scommitment to protecting the identity of Australians. The service is a secure system that canbe used to check, in real-time, whether a document is accurate and up-to-date.A project extending access to the DVS will enable automated online verification of informationfrom Commonwealth, State and Territory-issued documents such as passports, Medicare cards,driver’s licences and birth certificates, to be available to private sector organisations required toperform identity checks.For AGS, this involved designing an appropriate legal framework for the service and terms andconditions for organisations with a need for strong identity verification facilities, in particularbanks and other financial institutions, telecommunications carriers, casinos and gaming facilityoperators, gateways, information brokers and end-users.Tony Beal (Deputy General Counsel Commercial) and Swee-Kim Tan (Senior Lawyer) providedextensive support to AGD in this project, including drafting conditions of use, providing riskand liability advice and attending to contractual and procurement arrangements. They alsosupported the complex ongoing multi-party negotiations with stakeholders (State and Territorygovernments), official record-holders (Commonwealth, State and Territory agencies that issuedocuments relevant to identity verification), and major business users.AGS Annual report 2012–13 51
AGS at workDaryl AdamMathew Bradby Kenneth EagleTim Foley James Gergely Kathryn GrimesJoanne HuttCatherine LesliePeter MelicanAustralia Day Awards 2012Each year, our Australia Day Awards recognise the outstanding achievements and significantcontributions to AGS by staff across Australia. Recipients of this year’s awards follow.Daryl Adam, Manager Remuneration and Workforce Planning, HR – in recognition of his excellentwork on the new Canberra accommodation, in particular in negotiating the AGS lease for4 National Circuit.Mathew Bradby, Business Manager for AGS Dispute Resolution and AGS Commercial – inrecognition of his outstanding work as a Business Manager and his commitment to excellentclient service.Kenneth Eagle, Senior Executive Lawyer, AGS Commercial, Melbourne – in recognition ofhis outstanding work as a team leader and commercial law practitioner, his longstandingcontribution to the development of our national precedent system and his strategic support forour Client Services team in preparing for the implementation of the Legal Services Multi-Use List.Tim Foley, Senior Lawyer, AGS Dispute Resolution, Brisbane – in recognition of his outstandingdedication and commitment to serving AGS’s clients.James Gergely, Web Publisher Client Services – for outstanding work on the AGS website.Kathryn Grimes, Senior Executive Lawyer, AGS Commercial, Canberra – for her outstanding workas NCSM for FaHCSIA, and in particular for her excellent contribution to building our relationshipwith this key client.Joanne Hutt, Legal Assistant, AGS Dispute Resolution, Canberra – for her exemplaryprofessionalism and dedication to AGS, our clients and lawyers which makes her an outstandingrole model in AGS.Catherine Leslie, Special Counsel Tax Litigation, AGS Dispute Resolution, Sydney – in recognitionof her outstanding contribution as the technical leader of AGS’s National Tax Practice.Peter Melican, Senior Lawyer, AGS Dispute Resolution, Sydney – in recognition of his exceptionalprofessionalism, legal skills and work outcomes.52 AGS Annual report 2012–13
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