Digital ID (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Act 2024 (26 of 2024)

Schedule 1   Transitional and application provisions

Part 3   Approval to participate in the Australian Government Digital ID System

4   Certain entities are taken to be approved to participate in the Australian Government Digital ID System

Accredited entities

(1) The Digital ID Regulator is taken, immediately after commencement, to:

(a) have approved an entity specified in column 1 of an item of the following table to participate in the Australian Government Digital ID System for the purposes of section 62 of the Digital ID Act 2024 as the kind of accredited entity specified in column 2 of the item; and

(b) have imposed the conditions specified in column 3 of the item on the entity's approval for the purposes of subsection 64(2) of the Digital ID Act 2024.

Accredited entities taken to be approved to participate in the Australian Government Digital ID System

     

Item

Column 1

Entity

Column 2

Kind of entity

Column 3

Conditions

1

Commissioner of Taxation

Accredited attribute service provider

The entity must:

(a) provide its accredited services for the purpose of the Commonwealth Government service known as Relationship Authorisation Manager

(b) directly connect to the entity referred to in column 1 of item 3

2

Commissioner of Taxation

Accredited identity service provider

The entity must:

(a) provide its accredited services only for the purpose of the Commonwealth Government service known as myGovID; and

(b) directly connect to the entity referred to in column 1 of item 3

3

Services Australia

Accredited identity exchange provider

The entity must directly connect to the entity referred to in column 1 of item 2

4

An entity prescribed by the transitional rules made for the purposes of this item

An accredited entity of a kind prescribed by the transitional rules made for the purposes of this item

Conditions prescribed by the transitional rules made for the purposes of this item

Participating relying parties

(2) The Digital ID Regulator is taken, immediately after commencement, to:

(a) have approved an entity specified in column 1 of an item of the following table to participate in the Australian Government Digital ID System for the purposes of section 62 of the Digital ID Act 2024 as a participating relying party; and

(b) have imposed the conditions specified in column 2 of the item on the entity's approval for the purposes of subsection 64(2) of the Digital ID Act 2024.

Relying parties taken to be approved to participate in the Australian Government Digital ID System

   

Item

Column 1

Entity

Column 2

Conditions

1

Australian Communications and Media Authority

The entity:

(a) is approved to provide, or provide access to, the service known as ACMA Assist within the Australian Government Digital ID System; and

(b) must directly connect to the entity referred to in column 1 of item 3 of the table in subitem (1)

2

Australian Financial Security Authority

The entity:

(a) is approved to provide, or provide access to, the service known as the Personal Debt Portal within the Australian Government Digital ID System; and

(b) must directly connect to the entity referred to in column 1 of item 3 of the table in subitem (1)

3

Australian Sports Commission

The entity:

(a) is approved to provide, or provide access to, the service known as SportAUS Connect within the Australian Government Digital ID System; and

(b) must directly connect to the entity referred to in column 1 of item 3 of the table in subitem (1)

4

Commissioner of Taxation

The entity:

(a) is approved to provide, or provide access to, the services known as the online Tax File Number service and ATO Online Services for Individuals within the Australian Government Digital ID System; and

(b) must directly connect to the entity referred to in column 1 of item 3 of the table in subitem (1)

5

Civil Aviation Safety Authority

The entity:

(a) is approved to provide, or provide access to, the service known as myCASA within the Australian Government Digital ID System; and

(b) must directly connect to the entity referred to in column 1 of item 3 of the table in subitem (1)

6

Commonwealth Department of Defence

The entity:

(a) is approved to provide, or provide access to, the services known as myClearance and ServiceConnect within the Australian Government Digital ID System; and

(b) must directly connect to the entity referred to in column 1 of item 3 of the table in subitem (1)

7

IP Australia

The entity:

(a) is approved to provide, or provide access to, the service known as the Online Service Portal within the Australian Government Digital ID System; and

(b) must directly connect to the entity referred to in column 1 of item 3 of the table in subitem (1)

8

Services Australia

The entity:

(a) is approved to provide, or provide access to, the services listed in subitem (3) within the Australian Government Digital ID System; and

(b) must directly connect to the entity referred to in column 1 of item 3 of the table in subitem (1); and

(c) in providing, or providing access to, the service known as Centrelink, it is authorised to collect the following kinds of attributes of individuals:

(i) family names, given names, middle names and dates of birth stated on Australian passports;

(ii) family names and given names stated on medicare cards;

(iii) family names, given names and dates of birth stated on Australian citizenship certificates;

(iv) family names, given names and dates of birth stated on visas or entry permits;

(v) family names, given names, middle names and dates of birth stated on Australian driver's licences;

(vi) family names, given names and dates of birth stated on ImmiCards;

(vii) family names, given names, middle names, secondary family names, secondary given names and secondary middle names stated on marriage certificates;

(viii) the new family names, new given names, new middle names, previous family names, previous given names, previous middle names and dates of birth stated on change of name certificates;

including, in respect of each document referred to in subparagraphs (i) to (viii), a document of that kind issued in the individual's current name or former name; and

(d) is authorised, subject to paragraph (e), to collect the following kinds of restricted attributes of individuals:

(i) Australian passport numbers and expiry dates;

(ii) medicare numbers and medicare card expiry dates;

(iii) Australian citizenship certificate numbers, acquisition dates and countries of birth;

(iv) visa or entry permit numbers and countries of issue;

(v) Australian driver's licence numbers, States and Territories of issue, dates of issue and expiry dates;

(vi) ImmiCard numbers;

(vii) marriage certificate document numbers and certificate printed dates, registration dates and States and Territories of registration;

(viii) change of name certificate numbers and certificate printed dates, registration numbers, registration dates and States and Territories of registration;

including, in respect of each document referred to in subparagraphs (i) to (viii), a document of that kind issued in the individual's current name or former name; and

(e) must only collect the restricted attributes of individuals specified in paragraph (d) for the following purposes:

(i) to verify an individual's identity to the extent necessary to perform the service delivery functions set out in section 8A of the Human Services (Centrelink) Act 1997;

(ii) to comply with paragraphs 10(e) and (f) of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Rule 2014

9

Student Identifiers Registrar (within the meaning of the Student Identifiers Act 2014)

The entity:

(a) is approved to provide, or provide access to, the service known as the USI Student Portal within the Australian Government Digital ID System; and

(b) must directly connect to the entity referred to in column 1 of item 3 of the table in subitem (1)

10

An entity prescribed by the transitional rules made for the purposes of this item

Conditions prescribed by the transitional rules made for the purposes of this item

(3) For the purpose of item 8 of the table in subitem (2), the services are as follows:

(a) the service known as Apprenticeships Data Management System for Individuals;

(b) the service known as ATO Online Services for Individuals;

(c) the service known as Centrelink;

(d) the service known as Child Support;

(e) the service known as the Department of Health Applications Portal;

(f) the service known as the Digital Identity Dashboard;

(g) the service known as the Individual Healthcare Identifiers Service;

(h) the service known as Medicare Online;

(i) the service known as My Aged Care Online Account;

(j) the service known as myGov;

(k) the service known as My Health Record;

(l) the service known as MyService;

(m) the service known as the National Cancer Screening Register Participant Portal;

(n) the service known as the National Disability Insurance Scheme myplace Participant Portal;

(o) the service known as the National Redress Scheme;

(p) the service known as Workforce Australia for Individuals.

(4) Subsections 65(2) and (3) of the Digital ID Act 2024 (about conditions relating to restricted attributes of individuals) do not apply in relation to:

(a) the conditions taken to be imposed under paragraph (d) of column 2 of item 8 of the table in subitem (2); or

(b) conditions prescribed by the transitional rules made for the purposes of item 4 of the table in subitem (1) or item 10 of the table in subitem (2) that authorise an entity to collect and disclose restricted attributes.