| UNSW legal and software engineering experts look at the implications of vaccine passports and the impact on people’s liberty and safety.In times of crisis, it is possible to limit human rights to protect goals such as public health and safety, says Professor Justine Nolan, Director of the Australian Human Rights. “The government has provided itself with broad powers under the Biosecurity Act of 2015 to deal with COVID-19 – which is classified as a ‘human biosecurity emergency’.” Once this is activated, the Health Minister can make any determination and can override any other law in the country, including rules by Parliament.
“This gives the federal health minister broad powers to determine any emergency requirements or give any direction to any person where the federal health minister is satisfied the direction is necessary to prevent or control the spread of COVID-19 and this could include approving ‘vaccine passports’ be required for certain activities,” Prof. Nolan says.
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