Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00140:clause:1_10:p13
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00140
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Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 10 (pt 13/31)
Character Range: 547513–550287

of Open Universities Australia in performing duties or functions or in exercising powers, under, or for the purposes of, this Act;
 (h) disclosure by an officer of a higher education provider of personal information to an officer of a Tertiary Admission Centre to assist the officer of the Tertiary Admission Centre in performing duties or functions, or in exercising powers, under, or for the purposes of, this Act;
 (i) disclosure by an officer of a Tertiary Admission Centre of personal information to an officer of a higher education provider to assist the provider's officer in performing duties or functions, or in exercising powers, under, or for the purposes of, this Act.

179‑25  Commissioner may disclose information
 (1) Despite anything in an Act of which the *Commissioner has the general administration, the Commissioner, or a person authorised by the Commissioner, may communicate *personal information to an *officer for use by that officer:
 (a) in the case of a *Commonwealth officer—in the course of the officer's *official employment; or
 (b) in the case of an *officer of a higher education provider—to assist the officer in performing duties or functions, or in exercising powers, under, or for the purposes of, this Act; or
 (c) in the case of an *officer of Open Universities Australia—to assist the officer in performing duties or functions, or in exercising powers, under, or for the purposes of, this Act; or
 (d) in the case of an *officer of a Tertiary Admission Centre—to assist the officer in performing duties or functions, or in exercising powers, under, or for the purposes of, this Act.
 (2) Despite subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code, in a prosecution for an offence against an Act of which the *Commissioner has the general administration, the defendant does not bear an evidential burden in relation to whether this section applies to a communication of *personal information.

179‑30  Oath or affirmation to protect information
 (1) An *officer must, if and when required by the *Secretary or the *Commissioner to do so, make an oath or affirmation to protect information in accordance with this Division.
 (2) The *Secretary may determine, in writing:
 (a) the form of the oath or affirmation that the Secretary will require; and
 (b) the manner in which the oath or affirmation must be made.
 (3) The *Commissioner may determine, in writing:
 (a) the form of the oath or affirmation that the Commissioner will require; and
 (b) the manner in which the oath or affirmation must be made.

179‑35  Unauthorised access to, or modification of, personal information
 (1) A person commits an offence if:
 (a) the person causes any unauthorised access to, or modification of, *personal information that is:
 (i) held in a computer; and