95Functions of the System Administrator

95 Functions of the System Administrator

The System Administrator has the following functions: (a) to provide assistance to entities participating in the Australian Government Digital ID System, including in relation to connecting to, and dealing with incidents involving, the system; (b) to facilitate and monitor the use of the Australian Digital ID System for testing purposes, in accordance with any requirements specified in the Digital ID Rules; (c) to monitor and manage the availability of the Australian Government Digital ID System, including by coordinating system changes and outages and by ensuring that changes made by entities that are participating in the Australian Government Digital ID System do not adversely affect the system as a whole; (d) to identify and manage operational risks relating to the performance and integrity of the Australian Digital ID System; (e) to manage digital ID fraud incidents and cyber security incidents involving entities participating in the Australian Government Digital ID System; (f) to advise the following, either on its own initiative or on request, on matters relating to the operation of the Australian Government Digital ID System: (i) the Minister; (ii) the Digital ID Regulator; (iii) the Digital ID Data Standards Chair; (g) to advise the Information Commissioner, either on its own initiative or on request, on privacy matters that relate to the Australian Government Digital ID System; (h) to report to the Minister, on request, on the performance of the System Administrator’s functions, and the exercise of the System Administrator’s powers, under this Act; (i) to share information with the following, to assist them to exercise their powers or perform their functions under this Act: (i) the Minister; (ii) the Digital ID Regulator; (iii) the Digital ID Data Standards Chair; (iv) the Information Commissioner; (j) such other functions as are conferred on the System Administrator by this Act or any other law of the Commonwealth; (k) to do anything that is incidental or conducive to the performance of any of the above functions.