78AUse and disclosure of personal information —prescribed purposes

78A Use and disclosure of personal information —prescribed purposes

(1) For subsection 45C (2) of the Act, the following purposes are prescribed:

(a) determining a person’s eligibility for a subsidy under the Act, including whether or not the person continues to be eligible;

(b) determining the amount of a subsidy payable for a person, including correcting or updating the amount of subsidy;

(c) deciding whether or not to authorise subsidy payments;

(d) identifying errors in payment of subsidy, including overpayments;

(e) making findings on internal review of a reviewable decision, and implementing the findings;

(f) administering eligibility and entitlements under the Act, including correcting or updating a person’s subsidy amount;

(g) any other purpose that is reasonably necessary for the administration of the Act;

(h) determining a person’s eligibility for a subsidy under a related Act, including whether or not the person continues to be eligible;

(i) any other purpose that is reasonably necessary for the administration of a related Act.

(2) In this regulation:

related Act means:

(a) the Defence Force (Homes Loans Assistance) Act 1990; and

(b) the Defence Home Ownership Assistance Scheme Act 2008.