Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00561:section:175:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00561
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 175 (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 223212–226072

175  Giving information to relevant bodies etc.

Giving information to government agencies, the TPS Director etc.
 (1) For the purposes of:
 (a) promoting compliance with this Act, the national code, the ELICOS Standards and the Foundation Program Standards; or
 (b) assisting with the regulation of providers; or
 (c) promoting compliance with the conditions of a particular student visa or visas, or of student visas generally; or
 (d) facilitating the monitoring and control of immigration;
the Secretary, or the ESOS agency for a provider or registered provider, may give information obtained or received for the purposes of this Act to:
 (e) an agency of the Commonwealth, or of a State, that is responsible for or otherwise concerned with immigration or the regulation of providers; or
 (ea) the ESOS agency for a provider or registered provider; or
 (eb) the Secretary; or
 (f) the TPS Director; or
 (g) a Board member; or
 (ga) the Overseas Students Ombudsman; or
 (h) a person specified in the regulations for the purposes of this paragraph.
Note: For specification by class, see subsection 13(3) of the Legislation Act 2003.
 (1A) The Secretary, or the ESOS agency for a provider or registered provider, may give information obtained or received for the purposes of this Act to an enforcement body (within the meaning of the Privacy Act 1988), if the Secretary or the ESOS agency is satisfied that giving the information is reasonably necessary for one or more enforcement related activities (within the meaning of that Act) conducted by, or on behalf of, the enforcement body.

Giving information to registered providers
 (2) For the purposes of:
 (a) promoting compliance with this Act, the national code, the ELICOS Standards and the Foundation Program Standards; or
 (b) promoting compliance with the conditions of a particular student visa or visas, or of student visas generally;
the Secretary, or the ESOS agency for a provider or registered provider, may give information relating to an accepted student's, or former accepted student's, student visa to the registered provider for the student.
 (3) For the purposes of:
 (a) promoting compliance with this Act, the national code, the ELICOS Standards and the Foundation Program Standards; or
 (b) promoting compliance with the conditions of a particular student visa or visas, or of student visas generally;
the Secretary, or the ESOS agency for a provider or registered provider, may give information relating to the exercise of functions by agents of providers to registered providers.

Publishing information about agents
 (4) For the purposes of:
 (a) promoting compliance with this Act, the national code, the ELICOS Standards and the Foundation Program Standards; or
 (b) promoting compliance with the conditions of a particular student visa or visas, or of student visas generally;
the