National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Amendment (Governance and Other Matters) Act 2020 (77 of 2020)

Schedule 2   Information sharing

National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Act 2011

2   At the end of Subdivision B of Division 2 of Part 9

Add:

210A Disclosure of information by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research etc.

(1) The National Centre for Vocational Education Research may disclose information collected in accordance with the Data Provision Requirements, or any equivalent requirements in a non-referring State, to any of the following bodies for the purposes of that body:

(a) the Department;

(b) another Commonwealth authority;

(c) a State or Territory authority (other than a registered training organisation) that deals with, or has responsibility for, matters relating to vocational education and training;

(d) a VET Regulator.

(2) The National Centre for Vocational Education Research may, for the purposes of the Centre, disclose information collected in accordance with the Data Provision Requirements, or any equivalent requirements in a non-referring State, to a person engaged by the Centre to conduct research on behalf of the Centre.

(3) The National Centre for Vocational Education Research may disclose information to a person under subsection (2) only if:

(a) the person satisfies the requirements (if any) prescribed by the information safeguard rules for the purposes of this paragraph; and

(b) the National Centre for Vocational Education Research satisfies the requirements (if any) prescribed by the information safeguard rules for the purposes of this paragraph.

210B Disclosure of information by the Department etc.

Scope

(1) This section applies to information disclosed under paragraph 210A(1)(a).

Disclosure of information

(2) The Secretary may disclose the information to either of the following for the purposes of the Department:

(a) a Commonwealth authority;

(b) a person engaged by the Secretary to carry out an activity on behalf of the Department.

(3) The Secretary may disclose information to an authority or person under subsection (2) only if the authority or person satisfies the requirements (if any) prescribed by the information safeguard rules for the purposes of this subsection.

210C This Subdivision does not limit disclosure of information

This Subdivision does not limit the disclosure of information.

Note: The disclosure of information may also be authorised in other circumstances. For example, see the Privacy Act 1988.