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Identity Management (Business)

What is Identity Management for Business?

Identity Management is a set of processes to manage the identification and authentication of Australian businesses and their authorised representatives. It includes identity proofing, verification of ABN, and login.

Objectives

To adopt a consistent and efficient approach for identifying businesses for business-facing government services, and provide a uniform and secure experience for Australian businesses and their authorised representatives dealing with government.

Policy Elements

Policy:
POL21
Identity Management Business policy (Position) Mandate:
Unendorsed
Status:
Consulting

  • Use accredited providers through the Services Australia Identity Exchange under the Trusted Digital Identity Framework (TDIF) when verifying identity of Australian businesses or their authorised representatives

  • Avoid investment in new identity capabilities that are available as existing government assets

  • Ensure best practices are applied in building digital services

Domains

This capability is part of the following domain.
DOM10

Business Experience

Policies

The following policies have requirements that impact this capability.
Identity Management Business policy (Position)
POL21
Mandate: Unendorsed
Status: Consulting

Designs

The following designs include examples of how digital solutions in this capability can be delivered.

Australian Business Registry Services (ABRS)

DES7

Lead Agency: Australian Taxation Office

When fully established, ABRS will bring together the Australian Business Register (ABR) and more than 30 Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) registers in one place.

Business Authentication Manager (BAM)

DES88

Lead Agency: Australian Taxation Office

BAM enabled agencies to accept user authentication with a myGovID and a RAM business authorisation for their portal, without the need to significantly reconfigure their portal. BAM has been replaced by the Services Australia Identity Exchange.

Director ID

DES44

Lead Agency: Australian Taxation Office

As part of the Modernising Business agenda the ATO has implemented a director identification number (director ID). Business operators can apply for a director ID through the ABRS online services platform

Relationship Authorisation Manager (RAM)

DES17

Lead Agency: Australian Taxation Office

RAM provides the capability to maintain whole-of-government (WofG) relationships between parties, where those relationships confer a form of access privilege. RAM is maintained by the ATO as a part of the Australian Government Digital ID System.

Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) Extranet

DES120

Lead Agency: Australian Prudential Regulation Authority

Technology Type: myGovID

Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) Extranet is a secure portal for APRA-regulated institutions to report data to APRA outside of the reporting requirements for Direct to APRA (D2A). Submit breaches, OpRisk data, as well as create and track MySuper or eligible rollover fund…

Export Market Development Grants online portal

DES121

Lead Agency: Australian Trade and Investment Commission

Technology Type: myGovID

Small to medium sized businesses can apply for an Export Market Development Grant (EMDG) to help promote their Australian goods, services, IP address and know-how in overseas markets. The EMDG application portal uses the Australian Government Digital Identity System to verify users. You will…

Health Products Portal

DES125

Lead Agency: Department of Health and Aged Care

Technology Type: myGovID

Health Products Portal is for the pharmaceutical industry and their agents to lodge submissions to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (PBAC) and to manage items on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). To access the HPP, you will need to create your Digital Identity using myGovID…

Online services for business (ATO)

DES126

Lead Agency: Australian Taxation Office

Technology Type: myGovID

Online services for business is the default online service for approved self-managed super fund (SMSF) auditors, businesses, and other organisations to engage with the ATO. To access Online services for business, you need to sign in using a myGovID with at least Standard identity strength linked to…

My Aged Care service and support portal

DES133

Lead Agency: Department of Health and Aged Care

Technology Type: myGovID

Approved aged care service providers must use the My Aged Care service and support portal to manage information about their services, their clients and referrals. To access the My Aged Care service and support portal using myGovID, you need to have a myGovID with at least Basic identity strength,…

My Aged Care assessor portal

DES134

Lead Agency: Department of Health and Aged Care

Technology Type: myGovID

My Aged Care assessor portal is a secure portal for My Aged Care assessors to manage assessment referrals, conduct aged care assessments, develop client support plans and refer clients to aged care services.

myCASA

DES143

Lead Agency: Civil Aviation Safety Authority

Technology Type: myGovID

myCASA is an online portal that enables users to apply for an aviation reference number (ARN), register drones (RPA), obtain accreditation, and view licences and certificates. To access myCASA using Digital Identity, you will need to achieve a Standard identity strength.
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