It will be used by New South Wales Police to rapidly match people caught on CCTV with their driver's licence, in order to "help keep the community safe" and identify those related to crimes, according to the state's Minister for Counter-Terrorism David Elliot. Counter - terrorism agencies in Australia have championed using facial recognition for tackling serious crime despite the concerns raised over the use technology . Police in New South Wales are set to make use of a system matching video footage to driving licence plates , although further regulations need to be overcome before it can be implemented . Dubbed " The Capability " , the system will make use of a database compiled by Australia 's Department of Home Affairs . Members of the public can not opt out from having their personal information included in the database .
Counter - terrorism agencies in Australia have championed using facial recognition for tackling serious crime despite the concerns raised over the use technology . Police in New South Wales are set to make use of a system matching video footage to driving licence plates , although further regulations need to be overcome before it can be implemented . Dubbed " The Capability " , the system will make use of a database compiled by Australia 's Department of Home Affairs . Members of the public can not opt out from having their personal information included in the database .