User role and access

What you can do for a business if you are assigned a ‘User’ role in the Export Service.

  • Roles
  • Business
  • Account
  • Principal authority

The ‘User’ role applies to an employee or third party who needs to act on behalf of a business.

A ‘Principal authority (Owner)’ or ‘Manager’ needs to invite a ‘User’ to a business in the Export Service. A ‘User’ role can perform the following tasks.

  • View who has access to a business.
  • Set and change notification preferences.
  • Receive department notifications and messages.
  • Manage a registered establishment*.
  • Submit applications*.
  • Make changes to management or control*.

*You can only do these tasks if you are listed in management or control for a registered establishment. For more information, go to How is an account different to management or control?.

Roles and access

The Export Service has 4 roles with varying permission and access levels. Each person is assigned a role to ensure they have the correct access level to a business.

For example, some people should have limited access to view information only. Others may need full access to financial transactions and information. For more information, go to Roles and access levels in the Export Service.

Job titles and Export Service roles

Your assigned role in the Export Service may differ from your job title in the business.

A ‘User’ may hold a job title in a business such as:

  • administrative officer
  • office coordinator
  • office administrator.

Changing roles and access

If you can't do something in the Export Service, you may need to be assigned a different role and access level. For more information, go to Manage who can act for my business.

Need more help?

Email exportservice@aff.gov.auCall 1800 571 125, Monday to Friday, 9 am to 5 pm AEST