Student Assistance Act 1973

Part 10 - Administration  

Division 3 - Confidentiality  

SECTION 351A   OBTAINING OF, MAKING A RECORD OF, DISCLOSURE OF OR USE OF PROTECTED INFORMATION RELATING TO TAXATION INFORMATION  

Disclosure to taxation officers for matching against taxation information

351A(1)    

A disclosure of protected information by an officer is made for the purposes of this Act (including the purposes of the administration of a current special educational assistance scheme) if:

(a)    the disclosure is to a taxation officer; and

(b)    the disclosure is for the purposes of a taxation officer matching that information against taxation information to facilitate the performance of functions, or the exercise of powers, under this Act or a current special educational assistance scheme.

351A(2)    

The obtaining of, making of a record of or the use of protected information by an officer is for the purposes of this Act (including the purposes of the administration of a current special educational assistance scheme) if the obtaining of, making of the record of or the use of the protected information is in connection with a disclosure referred to in subsection (1).

Authorised collection of personal information that is taxation information

351A(3)    
The collection of personal information about a person is authorised by this Act for the purposes of the Privacy Act 1988 if:

(a)    the personal information is taxation information; and

(b)    the collection is from a taxation officer; and

(c)    

the collection is for the purposes of this Act (including the purposes of the administration of a current special educational assistance scheme).

Interpretation

351A(4)    
This section does not limit section 351 .