Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00005:section:14
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00005
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 14
Character Range: 13096–14947

14  Regulations
 (1) The Governor‑General may make regulations, not inconsistent with this Act:
 (a) prescribing matters required or permitted by this Act to be prescribed; and
 (b) prescribing matters necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Act.
Note: For variation and revocation of regulations, see subsections 33(3) and (3AA) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.

Special requirements relating to digital verification
 (2) Before the Governor‑General makes regulations for the purposes of subparagraph 9A(1)(b)(ii) or (c)(ii), the Minister must take into account any matters that are prescribed by the regulations.
 (3) Before the Governor‑General makes regulations for the purposes of subsection 9A(2) or (3) prescribing a digital service to be an approved online platform or an approved identity service, the Minister must:
 (a) be satisfied that the digital service will operate in a way that complies with the Privacy Act 1988, and any corresponding law of a State or Territory that the Minister considers is relevant; and
 (b) be satisfied of the effectiveness of the digital service's protective security (including security governance, information security, personnel security and physical security) and fraud control arrangements; and
 (c) be satisfied of any matters that are prescribed by the regulations; and
 (d) take into account any matters that are prescribed by the regulations.
 (4) The Governor‑General may repeal regulations made for the purposes of subparagraph 9A(1)(b)(ii) or (c)(ii), or subsection 9A(2) or (3).
 (5) Without limiting subsection (4), the Governor‑General may repeal a regulation prescribing a digital service to be an approved online platform if the provider of the service contravenes subsection 9B(1) (prohibition on retaining copies of statutory declarations).