Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00189:section:56ar:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00189
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 56AR (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 738524–741065

56AR  Government entities may participate under this Part

Application to Commonwealth government entities
 (1) The CDR provisions apply in relation to an entity that:
 (a) is part of the Commonwealth; or
 (b) is a Commonwealth entity (within the meaning of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013); or
 (c) is a body (whether or not incorporated) established by or under a law of the Commonwealth; or
 (d) is:
 (i) holding or performing the duties of an office established by or under a law of the Commonwealth; or
 (ii) holding an appointment made under a law of the Commonwealth; or
 (e) is prescribed by the regulations.
Note: For how the CDR provisions so apply, see subsection (4).

Application to State or Territory government entities
 (2) The CDR provisions apply only in relation to an entity that:
 (a) is part of a State or Territory; or
 (b) is a body (whether or not incorporated) established for a public purpose by or under a law of a State or Territory; or
 (c) is:
 (i) holding or performing the duties of an office established by or under a law of a State or Territory; or
 (ii) holding an appointment made under a law of a State or Territory; or
 (d) is an entity prescribed by the regulations in relation to a State or Territory;
if the entity is declared under subsection 56AS(1) as a participating entity, for the State or Territory, in one or more specified capacities.
Note 1: The entity is only a participating entity for those capacities specified in the declaration, for example, as a data holder.
Note 2: For how the CDR provisions so apply, see subsection (4).
 (3) However, whether or not such a declaration is in force for an entity referred to in subsection (2), the CDR provisions apply in relation to the entity to the extent that:
 (a) the CDR provisions relate to a CDR consumer for CDR data, and the entity is a CDR consumer for CDR data (or would be if the entity were a person); or
 (b) the CDR provisions relate to a CDR consumer for a CDR action, and the entity is a CDR consumer for a CDR action (or would be if the entity were a person).
Note: For how the CDR provisions so apply, see subsection (4).

How the CDR provisions apply to a government entity
 (4) For an entity covered by subsection (1), (2) or (3), the CDR provisions apply as described in that subsection in relation to the entity:
 (a) as if the entity were a person; and
 (b) with the modifications (if any) prescribed by the regulations.
This subsection does not affect how subsection 56AQ(2) applies to the