Levels of Assurance
Depending on the level of assurance required, TCA may approve:
- suppliers of telematics devices and Smart on-board mass (OBM) systems
- application service providers (ASPs) wanting to offer applications and features through the National Telematics Framework (NTF).
ASPs may be approved to offer multiple applications and features – with different levels of assurance – through the NTF.
There are a few things application service providers (ASPs) need to know:
- TCA approves providers wanting to offer applications through the National Telematics Framework
- Providers may be approved to offer multiple applications and features through the Framework
- Providers are approved by different levels of assurance
- Providers meet the costs associated with TCA’s approval process. Costs are influenced by:
- What application/s the provider wants to offer
- The levels of assurance required for those applications
- Approvals already granted to providers through the National Telematics Framework – including existing applications (and levels of assurance already offered by individual providers) and TCA-approved hardware – will be recognised for use in additional applications
- The preparation of information by the provider so that TCA can perform an assessment (the better prepared a provider is, the more streamlined the process).
Note: Some applications and levels of assurance require TCA-approved telematics devices and on-board mass (OBM) systems.
New providers wanting to offer applications through the National Telematics Framework
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Data transfer | |||
Data transfer assessment by TCA | |||
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Self-assessment | Probity and financial assessment by TCA | ||
Functional and technical capabilities | |||
Self-assessment | Risk-based assessment of functional and technical requirements of application | ||
Specific testing of critical requirements |
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What are the steps? |
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Application and checklist stage | |||
Risk-focussed review and testing stage | |||
Approval stage |
Questions about levels of assurance? Contact us.
Last updated on 26 March 2021