The app uses data from mobile phones to alert authorities of people who have been in contact with confirmed virus cases.
In order for the app to function properly 40 per cent of the population needs to sign up however so far, the government has said they will not make participation on the app mandatory.
"It is new. We get that. It is something different. But everybody has got a phone, over 90 percent of Australians," he said.
"We all use a range of apps to cover everything from how fast we ride a bicycle to how far we are running to what we are doing in the gym. This is simply one more app but with a really important aspect.
"It is about giving health authorities the opportunity to call you if you have been close to someone with a virus, or somebody was behind you, perhaps simply didn't know, perhaps an elderly Australian."
In addressing possible privacy concerns, Mr Robert said the app will be "utterly transparent" and all data will be used for the purposes of tracking the virus.
"There's no surveillance, there's no geotracking, there's none of that. This is simply digitising a manual process," he said.
Earlier today, Prime Minister Scott Morrison tweeted seeking the support of the Australian public in downloading the app.
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