Shared Governance enables Governance to be referenced, exchanged, and used through a common Structure across different AI Systems, Organizations, and Jurisdictions. However, the fact that Governance is shared does not mean that its Governance Requirements apply uniformly to every Actor.

Governance Applicability varies not only according to the Context of the AI System, but also according to the Identity, Role, Qualification, Professional Domain, Organizational Affiliation, Authority, and Context of the Actor who uses, manages, or is affected by that System. These Attributes have distinct Governance significance, and neither Identity nor Qualification automatically confers Authority.

For an Individual Actor, Governance concerning Individual Rights and General Access may apply to Consumers or Citizens. For Professionals such as Lawyers or Physicians, Requirements based on Qualification and Professional Domain may apply together with appropriately granted Professional / Organizational Authority. Protected Actors such as Minors or Vulnerable Users may also be subject to Additional Protection Requirements that operate across multiple Governance Sources.

Similarly, for an Organization, Applicable Governance varies according to its Type, Role, Domain, and Authority. For Companies and NPOs, Applicability may depend on Organizational Policy, Assigned Role, and Delegated Authority. Professional Organizations such as Hospitals, Law Firms, and Universities are additionally subject to Governance specific to their Professional Domain and Organizational Authority. For Public-Sector Organizations such as Governments, Regulators, and Courts, Statutory Authority and Delegated Authority become important factors in determining Governance Applicability.

Interoperability therefore requires more than sharing common Governance through a Machine-Readable Structure. The System must be able to determine who is acting, in which Role, under what Authority, and within which Context, and identify the Governance Requirements applicable to that Actor and Action.

This does not mean creating separate Governance for every Actor. The same Shared Governance can be referenced while Applicable Requirements are identified according to Actor Attributes, Authority, Action, and Context. This preserves both Interoperability of Governance Structure and Contextual Applicability.