COVID-19 digital certificates for state-based check-in apps are slowly being rolled out in New South Wales and Victoria as the states prepare for post-lockdown life.
The New South Wales and Victorian governments have announced trials are underway to allow people to display COVID-19 digital certificates on their respective state-based check-in apps. For New South Wales, the COVID-19 digital vaccination certificate will be available on the ServiceNSW app for certain users based in Lismore, Port Macquarie, Tamworth, and Wagga Wagga. „Up to 500 customers, to be selected by the businesses involved, will participate in the pilot across Tamworth, Port Macquarie, Wagga and Lismore,“ Deputy Premier and Minister for Regional NSW Paul Toole said. Meanwhile, the Victorian government said it commenced similar trials on Monday in businesses and events „across highly vaccinated parts of regional Victoria“. To add the COVID-19 digital certificate onto the ServiceVictoria app, users will need to go through the MedicareExpress Plus and give consent for the state-based apps to access the immunisation history. It is expected the same process will be used for the ServiceNSW app. By giving consent, users will be consenting to their immunisation history data, which is stored in the Australian Immunisation Register database, being shared with the state-based check-in apps.
