1.1PURPOSE

1.1 PURPOSE</span></a></p><p style="margin-top:14pt; margin-bottom:14pt; line-height:normal; font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">The purpose of these Guidelines is to provide additional guidance for Commonwealth Scholarships under section 46</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">‑</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">20 of </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-style:italic">the Act.</span></p><p style="margin-top:14pt; margin-left:36pt; margin-bottom:14pt; line-height:normal; font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">These Guidelines do not address matters pertaining to the administration and qualification requirements for the Student Start Up Scholarships or Relocation Scholarships. For information on those Scholarships, </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-style:italic">providers</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> and students should contact </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Centrelink</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">.</span></p><p style="margin-top:14pt; margin-bottom:14pt; line-height:normal; font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-style:italic; text-decoration:underline">Privacy Act 1988</span></p><p style="margin-top:14pt; margin-bottom:14pt; line-height:normal; font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">In administering </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-style:italic">the Act</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">, the </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-style:italic">Department</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> is bound by the provisions of the </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-style:italic">Privacy Act 1988</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">.</span></p><p style="margin-top:14pt; margin-bottom:14pt; line-height:normal; font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; text-decoration:underline">Freedom of Information</span></p><p style="margin-top:14pt; margin-bottom:14pt; line-height:normal; font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">All documents in the possession of the </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-style:italic">Department</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> including those in relation to the Commonwealth Scholarship program are subject to the </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-style:italic">Freedom of Information Act 1982</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> (the FOI Act). The FOI Act provides general right to access to documents in possession of the Department, subject to certain exceptions and exemptions necessary for the protection of the essential public interests and the private and business affairs of third parties.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal"></p><p style="margin-top:14pt; margin-bottom:14pt; line-height:normal; font-size:12pt"><a id="_Toc234751608"></a><a id="_Toc111969792"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight:bold">