{"id":"F2023L01326","name":"Higher Education (Disclosure of Information to Other Bodies) Determination 2023","slug":"higher-education-disclosure-of-information-to-other-bodies-determination-2023","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":442113,"registerId":"F2023L01326-fast-fetch-1775957214900","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Higher Education (Disclosure of Information to Other Bodies) Determination 2023","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\n---\n\n![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nHigher Education (Disclosure of Information to Other Bodies) Determination 2023\n\nI, Jason Clare, Minister for Education, make the following determination.\n\nDated 26 September 2023   \n\nJason Clare\n\nMinister for Education\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\n1  Name\n\n2  Commencement\n\n3  Authority\n\n4  Definitions\n\n5  Schedules\n\n6  Bodies or associations determined for the purposes of paragraph 180-25(3)(d)\n\nSchedule 1—Repeals\n\nHigher Education (Disclosure of Information to Other Bodies) Determination 2013\n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Higher Education (Disclosure of Information to Other Bodies) Determination 2023.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n  This instrument commences on the day after this instrument is registered.\n\n3  Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under subsection 180-25(4) of the Higher Education Support Act 2003.\n\n4  Definitions\n\nIn this instrument:\n\nAct means the Higher Education Support Act 2003.\n\n5  Schedules\n\n  Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.\n\n6  Bodies or associations determined for the purposes of paragraph 180-25(3)(d)\n\n  Pursuant to subsection 180-25(4) of the Act, the bodies or associations for the purposes of paragraph 180-25(3)(d) are:\n\n (a) Universities Australia [ABN [53 008 502 930](http://www.abr.business.gov.au/SearchByAbn.aspx?abn=53008502930)];\n\n (b) the Independent Higher Education Australia Ltd [ABN 23 472 698 119];\n\n (c) the Independent Tertiary Education Council Australia [ABN 63 054 953 758];\n\n (d) The Group of Eight Limited [ABN 98 089 687 990];\n\n (e) the following Tertiary Admissions Centres:\n\n (i) Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre Limited [ABN 28 050 542 633];\n\n (ii) South Australian Tertiary Admissions Centre [ABN 55 682 725 032];\n\n (iii) Tertiary Institutions Service Centre Ltd [ABN 24 830 500 871];\n\n (iv) Universities Admissions Centre (NSW & ACT) Pty Limited [ABN 19 070 055 935];\n\n (v) Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre [ABN 83 837 024 255];\n\n (f) the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare [ABN 16 515 245 497]; and\n\n (g) the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership Limited [ABN 17 117 362 740].\n\n\n\n\nSchedule 1—Repeals\n\nHigher Education (Disclosure of Information to Other Bodies) Determination 2013\n\n1  The whole of the instrument\n\nRepeal the instrument\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This instrument replaces the 2013 determination in full (Schedule 1) and supplies a named list of authorised recipient bodies (s 6). That substitution changes the controlling instrument governing which third parties may receive disclosures under paragraph 180-25(3)(d) of the Act. The text here does not, without comparing the 2013 instrument, show whether the universe of recipients has expanded or contracted; the Minister is the deciding authority for the list (instrument header; s 6). The instrument does not itself create funding or specify data types or disclosure conditions — those remain in the Higher Education Support Act 2003 (s 3)."},"complexity_factors":["Direct, prescriptive list of recipient bodies reduces interpretive complexity (see s 6).","Instrument depends on and must be read with subsection 180-25(3)(d) and (4) of the Higher Education Support Act 2003 for scope, conditions and types of information — cross-reference increases legal work (see s 3 and s 6).","Repeals the prior 2013 Determination in full (Schedule 1), so assessing net change requires comparing the two instruments (see Schedule 1).","Decision-maker is the Minister for Education who made and signed the instrument (instrument header; s 6) — limited delegated discretion exercised by the Minister under the Act.","Commencement is immediate (day after registration), so operational changes take effect quickly (see s 2).","No procedural detail, safeguards, or disclosure conditions are included here; compliance obligations and privacy constraints reside in the parent Act or other instruments, increasing practical complexity for implementers (see s 6 and s 3).","Inclusion of ABNs and precise entity names reduces ambiguity about recipients but creates discrete data‑sharing relationships that institutions must manage (see s 6)."],"plain_english_summary":"This determination lists specific organisations that the Minister authorises to receive information disclosed under the Higher Education Support Act 2003 and repeals the earlier 2013 determination. It names peak university bodies, independent higher‑education groups, state Tertiary Admissions Centres, the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare and AITSL. It affects higher education providers and those listed organisations because it sets which third parties may be lawfully given information under the Act."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument performs exactly the function intended by section 180-25 of the Higher Education Support Act 2003 — specifying bodies that may receive disclosed information. It is a routine machinery update replacing the 2013 version with current organisational names and ABNs, without expanding beyond the original legislative purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (approximately 1 page of substantive content)","Only 2 defined terms ('Act' and implicit references to ABNs)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Single operative provision (section 6) containing a straightforward list","No cross-references beyond the empowering provision in the parent Act","Simple repeal of previous instrument without transitional provisions"],"plain_english_summary":"This Determination updates the list of organisations authorised under the Higher Education Support Act 2003 to receive confidential student personal information. It names peak higher-education bodies, five state-based university admissions centres, and two government research institutes.\n\nReplacing the 2013 list, it enables lawful data sharing for admissions, research and policy analysis while preserving privacy protections; without it, sharing this student information would breach privacy laws."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/higher-education-disclosure-of-information-to-other-bodies-determination-2023","history":"/api/acts/higher-education-disclosure-of-information-to-other-bodies-determination-2023/history","analysis":"/api/acts/higher-education-disclosure-of-information-to-other-bodies-determination-2023/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/higher-education-disclosure-of-information-to-other-bodies-determination-2023/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/higher-education-disclosure-of-information-to-other-bodies-determination-2023/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/higher-education-disclosure-of-information-to-other-bodies-determination-2023/documents"}}