Social Security and Veterans' Entitlements Legislation Amendment (Schooling Requirements) Act 2008 (149 of 2008)

Schedule 1   Schooling requirements

Part 1   Amendment of Acts

Student Assistance Act 1973

28   At the end of section 351

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Protected information about ABSTUDY scheme schooling requirements

(4) If protected information relates to the enrolment (or non-enrolment) or the attendance (or non-attendance) of a child at a school, a person may do any of the following:

(a) obtain the information;

(b) make a record of the information;

(c) disclose the information to a person responsible for the operation of the school, or any other school;

(d) otherwise use the information.

(5) In subsection (4), the following terms have the same meaning as in Part 3C (schooling requirements) of the Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 (see section 124A of that Act):

(a) attendance (at a school);

(b) enrolment (at a school);

(c) person responsible (for the operation of a school).