Review of Bizfile Portal's Unmasking of NRIC Numbers Incident Including Time Taken for Decision to Disable Function

Mr Xie Yao Quan asked the Prime Minister and Minister for Finance (a) whether the Ministry's review of the incident involving the new ACRA's Bizfile will include (i) the time taken to reach the decision to eventually disable the search function and (ii) how the decision time could have been shortened; and (b) whether the findings and conclusions from the review will be made public.

This Parliamentary Question will be addressed through a Ministerial Statement by the Second Minister for Finance during the Parliament Sitting on 8 January 2025. [Please refer to "NRIC Numbers in ACRA's Bizfile Service", Official Report, 8 January 2025, Vol 95, Issue 149, Ministerial Statements section.]