19Public housing administration

19 Public housing administration

For the purposes of paragraph 7(1)(b), this section covers a disclosure to a department or authority of a State or Territory or an agent or contracted service provider of a department or authority of a State or Territory, if:

the information is about a resident, an applicant to become a tenant, or a tenant of public housing or other State or Territory managed housing; and
subsection (2) of this section applies.

This subsection applies if the disclosure is necessary for one or more of the following purposes:

facilitating rent calculation or rent deduction in relation to public housing, or State or Territory managed housing; or
facilitating the administration of an income confirmation service in relation to public housing or State or Territory managed housing to avoid mistakes, underpayments and overpayments of rent, pensions, benefits and allowances; or
investigating or taking enforcement action in relation to public housing or State or Territory managed housing, including to assist with an investigation into:

    the misreporting of income by tenants of public housing or State or Territory managed housing; or
    the unauthorised occupation of public housing or State or Territory managed housing by any person.