2.1Application of this Chapter

2.1 Application of this Chapter

(1) For the purposes of paragraph 12(a) of the Act, this Chapter specifies the matters to which the Digital ID Regulator must have regard when considering whether the person is a fit and proper person for the purposes of the Act, these rules, the Accreditation Rules, the Accreditation Data Standards and the AGDIS Data Standards.

Note: In deciding whether to accredit an entity, suspend or revoke the accreditation of an entity, approve an entity to participate in the Australian Government Digital ID System, or suspend or revoke the approval of an entity to participate in the Australian Government Digital ID System, the Digital ID Regulator may have regard to whether the entity is a fit and proper person (see subsections 15(5), 25(4), 26(3), 62(2), 71(3) and 72(3) of the Act).

(2) For the avoidance of doubt, this Chapter does not limit the matters to which the Digital ID Regulator may have regard when considering whether the person is a fit and proper person for the purposes of the Act, these rules, the Accreditation Rules, the Accreditation Data Standards and the AGDIS Data Standards.