Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00140:clause:1_10:p15
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00140
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 10 (pt 15/31)
Character Range: 552746–555601

meaning of section 179‑15).
 (2) A *Commonwealth officer may use *Higher Education Support Act information in the course of the officer's *official employment (within the meaning of section 179‑15).

180‑15  Disclosure of information to TEQSA
  The *Secretary may disclose *Higher Education Support Act information to:
 (a) *TEQSA; or
 (b) a member of the staff of TEQSA (within the meaning of the *TEQSA Act);
for the performance of duties or functions, or the exercise of powers, under, or for the purposes of, that Act.

180‑20  Disclosure of information to the National VET Regulator
  The *Secretary may disclose *Higher Education Support Act information to:
 (a) the *National VET Regulator; or
 (b) a *NVETR staff member;
for the performance of duties or functions, or the exercise of powers, under, or for the purposes of, that Act.

180‑23  Disclosure of information to certain agencies
 (1) The *Secretary may disclose *Higher Education Support Act information to a person who is employed or engaged by an agency covered by subsection (2) for the purposes of exercising powers, or performing functions or duties, of the agency.
 (2) An agency is covered by this subsection if the agency is administered by a Minister who administers any of the following:
 (a) the Human Services (Centrelink) Act 1997;
 (b) the Social Security Act 1991;
 (c) the Student Assistance Act 1973;
 (d) a law of the Commonwealth prescribed by the Administration Guidelines for the purposes of this paragraph.
 (3) If *Higher Education Support Act information is disclosed to an agency under subsection (1), the agency may use the information for the purposes of exercising powers, or performing functions or duties, of the agency.

180‑25  Disclosure of information to other bodies

Disclosure
 (1) The *Secretary may disclose *Higher Education Support Act information to a person referred to in subsection (3) for any of the following purposes (a permitted purpose):
 (a) improving the provision of higher education or vocational education and training;
 (b) research relating to the provision of higher education or vocational education and training, including research relating to:
 (i) quality assurance; or
 (ii) planning the provision of higher education or vocational education and training.
 (2) However, if the information was provided by a higher education provider or a *VET provider, then the *Secretary may only disclose the information under subsection (1) to a person referred to in paragraph (3)(b), (c) or (d) if the provider consents to that disclosure.

Persons to which information may be disclosed
 (3) For the purposes of subsection (1), the persons are the following:
 (a) a person (an officer) who is employed or engaged by a State or Territory agency;
 (b) an *officer of a higher education provider;
 (c) an *officer of a VET provider;
 (d) a