Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2017L00399:reg:1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2017L00399
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 1
Character Range: 51446–52858

1          "Government online verification service"

             (1)    A carriage service provider may verify the identity of a service activator using a government online verification service.
             (2)    The carriage service provider is only taken to have verified the identity of the service activator in accordance with subitem (1) if:
               (a)    the service activator gives the carriage service provider:
                    (i)     the identifying number of the government document;
                    (ii)   information, identifying the State or Territory that issued the government document, or confirming that the government document was issued by the Commonwealth; and
                    (iii) if required, any dates or other information recorded on the government document;
               (b)    the information given is verified on a government online verification service; and
               (c)    the description of the method of identity verification is recorded by the carriage service provider as "government online verification service".
             Note   The information provided by the service activator, in relation to a government document, is matched against the databases held by the agency that issued the document and is either accepted or rejected as matched or not. The service does not result in the disclosure of any other information held by the agency.