Education Legislation Amendment (2019 Measures No. 1) Act 2019 (103 of 2019)

Schedule 3   Other amendments

Part 2   Amendments commencing on Royal Assent

Division 1   Amendments

Higher Education Support Act 2003

12   After section 180-20

Insert:

180-23 Disclosure of information to certain agencies

(1) The *Secretary may disclose *Higher Education Support Act information to a person who is employed or engaged by an agency covered by subsection (2) for the purposes of exercising powers, or performing functions or duties, of the agency.

(2) An agency is covered by this subsection if the agency is administered by a Minister who administers any of the following:

(a) the Human Services (Centrelink) Act 1997;

(b) the Social Security Act 1991;

(c) the Student Assistance Act 1973;

(d) a law of the Commonwealth prescribed by the Administration Guidelines for the purposes of this paragraph.

(3) If *Higher Education Support Act information is disclosed to an agency under subsection (1), the agency may use the information for the purposes of exercising powers, or performing functions or duties, of the agency.