14Application for accreditation

14 Application for accreditation

(1) An entity covered by subsection (2) may apply to the Digital ID Regulator for accreditation as one or more of the following kinds of accredited entities: (a) an accredited attribute service provider; (b) an accredited identity exchange provider; (c) an accredited identity service provider; (d) an entity that provides, or proposes to provide, a service of a kind prescribed by the Accreditation Rules. (2) An entity is covered by this section if the entity is one of the following: (a) a body corporate incorporated by or under a law of the Commonwealth or a State or Territory; (b) a registered foreign company within the meaning of the Corporations Act 2001; (c) a Commonwealth entity, or a Commonwealth company, within the meaning of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013; (d) a person or body that is an agency within the meaning of the Freedom of Information Act 1982; (e) a body specified, or the person holding an office specified, in Part I of Schedule 2 to the Freedom of Information Act 1982; (f) a department or authority of a State; (g) a department or authority of a Territory.