Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01032:reg:13:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01032
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 13 (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 12397–15322

13  Authorisation—VET‑related bodies other than a VET Regulator
 (1) This section applies to a VET‑related body, other than a VET Regulator.

Reporting obligations under the VET standards
 (2) The body is authorised to do any of the following to enable a registered training organisation to comply with the organisation's reporting obligations under the VET standards:
 (a) collect a student identifier from, or disclose a student identifier to, a registered training organisation;
 (b) use a student identifier.

Administration, development and research purposes
 (3) The body is authorised to do any of the following for any of the purposes mentioned in subsection (4):
 (a) collect and use a student identifier of an individual;
 (b) disclose a student identifier of an individual to any of the following:
 (i) a VET‑related body, other than a VET Regulator;
 (ii) a registered training organisation;
 (iii) a VET admission body.
 (4) For subsection (3), the purposes are as follows:
 (a) administering VET including VET programs;
 (b) policy development or research relating to education;
 (c) assisting in establishing the individual's eligibility for a training subsidy.

Statistics relating to VET
 (5) The body is authorised to do any of the following for purposes related to the collection and preparation of statistics relating to VET:
 (a) collect a student identifier from, or disclose a student identifier to, NCVER;
 (b) use a student identifier.

Delivering and reporting on school education
 (6) The body is authorised to do any of the following for the purpose of delivering and reporting on a VET course that is being, or was, undertaken by an individual as part of the individual's education at or through a school:
 (a) collect the individual's student identifier from, or disclose the individual's student identifier to, the school;
 (b) use the individual's student identifier.

Contractual and reporting obligations
 (7) The body is authorised to collect a student identifier from, or disclose a student identifier to, a former registered training organisation for purposes related to:
 (a) the organisation's contractual obligations; or
 (b) the organisation's current or former reporting obligations under the VET standards.

Other purposes
 (8) The body is authorised to disclose a student identifier:
 (a) to a VET Regulator; or
 (b) to the Registrar for the purposes of subsection 18(2) of the Act (use or disclosure by Registrar for purposes of research).
 (9) The body is authorised to collect, use or disclose a student identifier for either or both of the following purposes:
 (a) auditing registered training organisations that receive funding from the Commonwealth or a State or Territory;
 (b) assisting the Registrar to identify, investigate and resolve a problem that occurred in relation to the assignment of student identifiers.
 (10) The body is authorised to use or disclose a student