7Definitions—pt 2

7  Definitions—pt 2

category A document has the meaning given by:

 (a) for an individual who is an Australian citizen or ordinarily resident in Australia—clause 1 of Schedule 1 (Documents for establishing applicant’s identity); and

 (b) in any other case—clause 3 of Schedule 1.

category B document has the meaning given by:

 (a) for an individual who is an Australian citizen or ordinarily resident in Australia—clause 2 of Schedule 1; and

 (b) in any other case—clause 4 of Schedule 1.

digital identity, of an individual, means a distinct electronic representation of the individual that enables the individual to be sufficiently distinguished when interacting online with services.

document verification service: see DVS.

DVS has the same meaning as in the Identity Verification Services Act 2023.

foreign person means any of the following:

 (a) an individual who is not ordinarily resident in Australia;

 (b) a body corporate that:

 (i) is incorporated outside Australia; or

 (ii) is an authority of a foreign country;

 (c) a corporation sole that:

 (i) is incorporated outside Australia; or

 (ii) is an authority of a foreign country;

 (d) a body politic of a foreign country;

 (e) a trust, where the trustee, or a majority of the trustees, are covered by any or all of the above paragraphs.

identity evidence, for a person, means:

 (a) if the person’s identity is to be verified by means of digital identity—the person’s digital identity; or

 (b) in any other case—the documents required to be given to the Regulator under sections 9, 10 and 11 for that kind of person, and any document identifiers given in place of such documents.

identity service provider means an accredited participant in the system known as the Australian Government Digital Identity System, or that system continuing in existence with a different name, that provides a service that generates, manages, maintains or verifies information relating to the identity of an individual.