108Application of the finance law etc.

108 Application of the finance law etc.

(1) For the purposes of the finance law (within the meaning of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013), the Digital ID Data Standards Chair is an official of the Department.

Note: A consequence of this subsection is that the Secretary of the Department is the accountable authority (within the meaning of that Act) applicable to the Digital ID Data Standards Chair.

(2) The Secretary of the Department, when preparing the Department’s annual report under section 46 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 for a period, must include information in that report about: (a) the performance of the Digital ID Data Standards Chair’s functions; and (b) the exercise of the Digital ID Data Standards Chair’s powers; during the period. (3) If at any time the Digital ID Data Standards Chair is the Minister then: (a) subsections (1) and (2) do not apply during that time; and (b) the Department’s annual report under section 46 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 for the period that includes that time must include information about the performance of the Digital ID Data Standards Chair’s functions, and the exercise of the Digital ID Data Standards Chair’s powers, at that time.