Digital ID Act 2024
118Authorised use of digital ID trustmarks etc.
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118 Authorised use of digital ID trustmarks etc.
(1) An entity is authorised to use a digital ID trustmark if: (a) the Digital ID Rules permit or require the entity to use the digital ID trustmark; and (b) if the Digital ID Rules prescribe conditions in relation to the use or display of the digital ID trustmark—the entity complies with the conditions. (2) An entity must not use a digital ID trustmark if the entity is not authorised under subsection (1) to use the trustmark.
Civil penalty: 1,000 penalty units.
(3) An entity must not do any of the following in relation to a mark, symbol, logo or design so closely resembling a digital ID trustmark as to be likely to lead a reasonable person to believe that the entity is an accredited entity or a participating relying party: (a) use it in relation to a business, trade, profession or occupation; (b) apply (as a trade mark or otherwise) it to goods imported, manufactured, produced, sold, offered for sale or let on hire; (c) use it in relation to: (i) goods or services; or (ii) the promotion (by any means) of the supply or use of goods or services.
Civil penalty: 1,000 penalty units.