Student Assistance Act 1973

Part 10 - Administration  

Division 3 - Confidentiality  

SECTION 350   OPERATION OF SECTION 12ZU UNAFFECTED  

350(1)    
Nothing in this Division affects the operation of section 12ZU .

Publishing reasons for ART decisions

350(2)    

Nothing in this Division prevents the ART from publishing in written or electronic form the reasons for a decision of the ART on ART review if the publication does not identify:

(a)    a party to the review concerned (other than the Secretary); or

(b)    a person (other than the Secretary) who is related to, or associated with, a party to the review concerned or is, or is alleged to be, in any other way concerned in the matter to which the review concerned relates; or

(c)    a witness in the review concerned.

350(3)    

Without limiting subsection (2) , a publication of reasons for a decision of the ART is taken to identify a person if it contains any particulars of:

(a)    the name, title, pseudonym or alias of the person; or

(b)    the address of any premises at which the person resides or works, or the locality in which any such premises are situated; or

(c)    the physical description or the style of dress of the person; or

(d)    any employment or occupation engaged in, profession practised or calling pursued, by the person or any official or honorary position held by the person; or

(e)    the relationship of the person to identified relatives of the person or the association of the person with identified friends or identified business, official or professional acquaintances of the person; or

(f)    the recreational interests, or the political, philosophical or religious beliefs or interests, of the person; or

(g)    any real or personal property in which the person has an interest or with which the person is otherwise associated;

and the particulars are sufficient to identify that person to a member of the public, or to a member of the section of the public to which the publication is disseminated, as the case requires.