Digital ID Act 2024
59Circumstances in which entities may provide or receive services within the Australian Government Digital ID System
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59 Circumstances in which entities may provide or receive services within the Australian Government Digital ID System
(1) An entity mentioned in column 1 of an item in the following table may provide or receive services within the Australian Government Digital ID System if the entity satisfies the requirements set out in column 2 of that item.
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="margin-left:0.25pt; border-collapse:collapse"><thead><tr><td colspan="3" style="width:343.5pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Services provided or received within the Australian Government Digital ID System</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Item</span></p></td><td style="width:123.35pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Column 1</span></p><p class="TableHeading"><span>Entity</span></p></td><td style="width:173.65pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Column 2</span></p><p class="TableHeading"><span>Requirements</span></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>1</span></p></td><td style="width:123.35pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Attribute service provider</span></p></td><td style="width:173.65pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) the attribute service provider:</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(i) must be an accredited attribute service provider; and</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(ii) must hold an approval under section</span><span> </span><span>62 to participate in the system; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) the participation start day for the attribute service provider must have arrived or passed</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>2</span></p></td><td style="width:123.35pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Identity exchange provider</span></p></td><td style="width:173.65pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) the identity exchange provider:</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(i) must be an accredited identity exchange provider; and</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(ii) must hold an approval under section</span><span> </span><span>62 to participate in the system; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) the participation start day for the identity exchange provider must have arrived or passed</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>3</span></p></td><td style="width:123.35pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Identity service provider</span></p></td><td style="width:173.65pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) the identity service provider:</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(i) must be an accredited identity service provider; and</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(ii) must hold an approval under section</span><span> </span><span>62 to participate in the system; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) the participation start day for the identity service provider must have arrived or passed</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>4</span></p></td><td style="width:123.35pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Relying party</span></p></td><td style="width:173.65pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) the relying party:</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(i) must be an Australian entity or registered foreign company (within the meaning of the </span><span style="font-style:italic">Corporations Act 2001</span><span>); and</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(ii) must hold an approval under section</span><span> </span><span>62 to participate in the system; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) the participation start day for the relying party must have arrived or passed</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>5</span></p></td><td style="width:123.35pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>An entity that provides, or proposes to provide, services of a kind prescribed by the Accreditation Rules for the purposes of paragraph</span><span> </span><span>14(1)(d)</span></p></td><td style="width:173.65pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>(a) the entity:</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(i) must be accredited to provide services of that kind; and</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(ii) must hold an approval under section</span><span> </span><span>62 to participate in the system; and</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(iii) must meet any other requirements prescribed by the Digital ID Rules; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) the participation start day for the entity must have arrived or passed</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>