Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024A00104:section:539:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024A00104
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 539 (pt 1/3)
Character Range: 750375–753399

539  Authorisations of System Governor and Appointed Commissioners to use or disclose information

Disclosure to Chief Executive Centrelink or Chief Executive Medicare
 (1) The System Governor or an Appointed Commissioner may disclose relevant information to the Chief Executive Centrelink for any of the following:
 (a) a purpose relating to the payment of a subsidy or a grant (however described);
 (b) for the purposes of a centrelink program.
Note: For centrelink program, see section 40 of the Human Services (Centrelink) Act 1997.
 (2) The System Governor or an Appointed Commissioner may disclose relevant information to the Chief Executive Medicare for any of the following:
 (a) a purpose relating to the payment of a subsidy or a grant (however described);
 (b) the purposes of a medicare program or the Health and Other Services (Compensation) Care Charges Act 1995.
Note: For medicare program, see section 41G of the Human Services (Medicare) Act 1973.

Disclosure to Commonwealth bodies for facilitating functions, duties or powers
 (3) The System Governor or an Appointed Commissioner may disclose relevant information to a body mentioned in subsection (4) for the purpose of facilitating the performance of the functions or duties, or the exercise of the powers, of the body or a member of the body.
 (4) For the purposes of subsection (3), the bodies are:
 (a) the Office of the Inspector‑General of Aged Care;
 (b) the Department administered by the Minister administering the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986;
 (c) the Repatriation Commission;
 (d) the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission;
 (e) the Department administered by the Minister administering the Disability Services and Inclusion Act 2023;
 (f) the National Disability Insurance Agency;
 (g) the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission;
 (h) the Department administered by the Minister administering the Human Services (Centrelink) Act 1997;
 (i) Services Australia;
 (j) Safe Work Australia;
 (k) the Fair Work Commission;
 (l) the Office of the Fair Work Ombudsman;
 (m) the Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman described in section 4A of the Ombudsman Act 1976;
 (n) the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner;
 (o) the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority;
 (p) the Australian Securities and Investments Commission;
 (q) the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission;
 (r) the Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority;
 (s) the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care;
 (t) the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare;
 (u) a Department of State, or other authority, of the Commonwealth that is prescribed by the rules and:
 (i) has regulatory, compliance or enforcement functions relating to the provision of care, support, treatment or other related services or assistance (including care, support, treatment or other related services or assistance provided through a contractual or other arrangement); or
 (ii) has functions of screening persons for suitability for work