A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999
Commonwealth laws
161(1)
Nothing in this Division prevents a person from disclosing information to another person if the information is disclosed for the purposes of: (a) the Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989 ; or (b) the Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988 .
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161(1A)
Nothing in this Division prevents a person from disclosing information to another person if the information is disclosed for the purposes of: (a) the Education and Care Services National Law applying as a law of a State or Territory; or (b) a law of a State or Territory that applies the Education and Care Services National Law as a law of that State or Territory (whether or not that law has commenced); or (c) regulations made under the Education and Care Services National Law; or (d) a law of a State or Territory that substantially corresponds to the provisions of the Education and Care Services National Law (whether or not that law has commenced); or (e) regulations made under a law referred to in paragraph (d) .
161(1B)
(Repealed by No 125 of 2019)
[ CCH Note: S 161(1B) and (1C) will be inserted by No 38 of 2024, s 3 and Sch 3 item 52A, effective at the same time as the Administrative Review Tribunal Act 2024 commences. However, the provisions do not commence at all if that Act does not commence. S 161(1B) and (1C) will read:
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Publishing reasons for ART decisions
161(1B)
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 the Child Support Registrar); or
(b) a person (other than the Secretary or the Child Support Registrar) 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.
161(1C)
Without limiting subsection (1B), 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.
No effect on operation of the Freedom of Information Act 1982
161(2)
The provisions of this Division that relate to the disclosure of information do not affect the operation of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 .
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