Digital ID Act 2024
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100 Requirement to consult before making
(1) Before making, amending or revoking Digital ID Data Standards under section 99, the Digital ID Data Standards Chair must: (a) consult the Minister, the Digital ID Regulator, the System Administrator and the Information Commissioner; and (b) cause to be published on an Australian government website a notice: (i) setting out the draft standards or amendments; and (ii) inviting persons to make submissions to the Chair about the draft standards or amendments within the period specified in the notice (which must be at least 28 days after the notice is published); and (c) consider any submissions received within the specified period. (2) The Digital ID Data Standards Chair may consider any submissions received after the specified period if the Chair considers it appropriate to do so. (3) Subsection (1) does not apply to an amendment that is, in the opinion of the Digital ID Data Standards Chair, urgent or minor. (4) This section does not limit section 17 of the Legislation Act 2003 (rule‑makers should consult before making legislative instrument).