22Public Housing Administration

22 Public Housing Administration

Information may be disclosed to a department or any other authority of a State or Territory or an agent or contracted service provider of a department or authority for the purpose of this section if:

(a) 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

(b) the disclosure is necessary to facilitate rent calculation or rent deduction in relation to public housing, or State or Territory managed housing; or

(c) the disclosure is necessary to facilitate 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

(d) the disclosure is necessary to investigate or take enforcement action in relation to public housing or State or Territory managed housing including to assist with an investigation into either:

(i) the misreporting of income by tenants of public housing or State or Territory managed housing; or

(ii) the unauthorised occupation of public housing or State or Territory managed housing by any person.