AUSTRALIA - The detainment of Cornelia Rau - incorrectly adjudged to be a foreign national - could have been prevented by an upcoming smart card scheme, a Senate committee heard today.

Rau was held by immigration authorities for almost a year.  Patricia Scott, secretary for the Department of Human Services, is confident that the proposed Access card, containing biometric photo and other personal infomration, would have prevented the incident.

The card has been subject to the introduction of draft laws which are intended to culminate in the Access Card replacing the current Medicare cards, providing access to up to 16 government health and welfare services.

Source - News.com.au

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