VET Student Loans Act 2016

PART 9 - USE OF INFORMATION  

Division 1 - Authorised use and disclosure of information  

SECTION 93   DISCLOSURE TO CERTAIN AGENCIES, BODIES OR PERSONS  

93(1)    
The Secretary may disclose VET information to an agency, body or person mentioned in subsection (2) if the Secretary believes on reasonable grounds that the disclosure is reasonably necessary for the purposes of the exercise of the powers, or the performance of the functions or duties, of the agency, body or person.

93(2)    
The agencies, bodies and persons to which the Secretary may disclose VET information under this section are the following:

(a) TEQSA;

(b) the National VET Regulator;

(c) an agency or authority of a State or Territory responsible for regulating vocational education or vocational training in the State or Territory;

(d) the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission;

(e) an approved external dispute resolution scheme operator;

(f) an agency that is administered by a Minister who administers any of the following:

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

(ii) the Social Security Act 1991 ;

(iii) the Student Assistance Act 1973 ;

(iv) a law of the Commonwealth prescribed by the rules for the purposes of this paragraph.

93(3)    

If VET information is disclosed to an agency, body or person under subsection (1), the agency, body or person may use the information for the purposes of exercising powers, or performing functions or duties, of the agency, body or person.