You only have to buy a raffle ticket , and all of your info has flown.
I don't see what anyone can do with that information.
What would be the difference between a real name and address, as opposed to a fake name and address.
The phone book is full of it.

Talisman, Belly and others,
I inquired about the driver's licence matter some time ago.
The only people who can ask for your drivers licence is a police
officer or a person with whom you have had a motor vehicle accident.

Others such as bank clerks can ask you for an identification document
but they can not ask for a drivers licence. You may however offer your
licence to them as such a document.

This was put into the motor traffic act because the governement was
accused of bringing in Bob Hawkes Australia card by stealth.

I think we will need a card such as the Access card before long.

Gday Bazz I have not found that to be true mate.
In my work I got to travel a lot.
Stayed in hotels motels the lot, have been asked up front for my drivers license, and had it copied.
In a post here a few years ago I spoke of being asked to produce it at NSW state Labor conference.
Now my work life is over I can say it, very harsh and dictatorial women on desk would not take six years membership cards, because I had not signed them.
I won, but three of us took offense and for the whole weekend event we swapped those cards you have to wear around you neck wandering past those women.
Once a rather nice young girl went in as me!
In my workplace memorabilia I still have an others card he did not want to vote so swapped as I was staying, silly really
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Bazz you most probably are right in law, but not practice.
Every visit to a club away from home sees me asked for my license,
That is the reason I dislike it.
Now we seem to be missing some thing here well documented advice is the government is trying to put a great deal of information in our new Medicare card it will be the next must show document bet on it.
I protect my privacy but it is far from easy if you must show every tom dick and harry your ID.

Belly, well that is the point.
Banks, etc etc ask for your drivers licence.
I pointed it out to one bank officer and she said she will ask for it.
I pointed out I could walk around to the police station and make a
complaint and they would act upon it.
They would have no choice but they are keen to keep control of those
sort of privilages.
She went silent on it then.
The local post office received a circular to all staff about this a
couple of months ago.

Where does your bank situation actually stand in a legal sense, though, Bazz?

To my mind, the bank isn't demanding to see your driver's licence - the bank is simply saying that, if you wish to conduct business with them, a driver's licence is necessary. Of course, if they are holding your money and refusing to give it to you, it is a different story - they are already conducting business with you and are now adding a new condition to your existing contract. I'm no expert in law (though I did do contract law many years ago at uni), but it seems to me that this would be a violation of the law.