8Definition of participation agreement

8 Definition of participation agreement

(1) A participation agreement is a written agreement, between the Department (representing the Commonwealth) and one or more other parties, that: (a) deals with the requesting and provision of identity verification services of one or more kinds using identification information made available by the parties; and (b) meets the requirements in sections 9, 10, 11 and 12. Timing and nature of agreement (2) To avoid doubt: (a) an agreement may be a participation agreement whether it was made before, on or after the commencement of this section; and (b) different participation agreements may be made between the Department and different other parties; and (c) paragraph (1)(b) and sections 9, 10, 11 and 12 do not limit the matters a participation agreement may deal with.