Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2015L01268:reg:18c:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2015L01268
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 18C (pt 1/3)
Character Range: 12690–15589

18C     Public utilities

    (1)     Where:
(a)     a customer of a public utility (the first public utility) has provided consent to that public utility to enable it to confirm the entitlement of the customer to a social security related concession; and
(b)     responsibility for the provision of services to the customer by the first public utility has been transferred, in whole or in part, to another public utility (the second public utility); and
(c)     as a result of the transfer of responsibility for the provision of services, the customer of the first public utility became a customer of the second public utility; and
(d)     where necessary, the second public utility advises the Commonwealth of the contact details of the customer;
            relevant information may be disclosed to the second public utility for the purpose of this section if the disclosure is necessary to enable the second public utility to confirm the entitlement of the customer to a social security related concession.

    (2)     In this section, public utility means a legal entity that provides, or is related to a legal entity that provides, any of the  following services to the public:
          (a)          water;
          (b)          sewerage;
          (c)          gas;
          (d)          electricity; or
          (e)          telecommunications.

19 Matters of relevance to a Department

 (1) Subject to subsection (2), relevant information may be disclosed for the purpose of this section if the disclosure is necessary for the purpose of facilitating the progress or resolution of matters of relevance within the portfolio responsibilities of a department that is administering any part of the family assistance law or the social security law.

 (2) In this section, a matter of relevance to a department includes a programme or activity that provides assistance or services to a class of people that includes at least some persons receiving student assistance benefits or payments or entitlements under the social security law or the family assistance law.

         Part 3 Guidelines — public interest certificate (homeless young person)

20 Application

 (1) This Part applies if the relevant information for disclosure relates to a homeless young person.

 (2) In this Part:
homeless young person means a person:
 (a) who is under 18 years; and
 (b) who has sought a student assistance payment or social security payment on the ground of being a homeless person.
parent, in relation to a homeless young person, means:
 (a) a natural parent, adoptive parent or relationship parent of the homeless young person with whom the homeless young person normally lived before becoming a homeless young person; or
 (b) if a parent referred to in paragraph (a) is a member of a couple and normally lives with the other member of the couple — the other member of the couple; or
 (c) any