21AZGAuthorised disclosure of information

#### 21AZG Authorised disclosure of information Disclosure to TEQSA (1) An official may, subject to subsection (5), disclose relevant information to the Chief Executive Officer of TEQSA if the disclosure is for the purposes of assisting TEQSA to perform its functions or duties or exercise its powers. Disclosure to Ministers (2) An official may, subject to subsection (5), disclose relevant information to the Minister administering this Act, or the Higher Education Minister, for the purposes of assisting in the performance of the functions or duties or the exercise of the powers of that Minister. Disclosure to Higher Education Department (3) An official may, subject to subsection (5), disclose relevant information to the Secretary of the Higher Education Department if the disclosure is for the purposes of assisting the Higher Education Department to perform its functions or duties or exercise its powers. Disclosure to prescribed body (4) An official may, subject to subsection (5), disclose relevant information to a prescribed body (within the meaning of subsection 21AE(5)) if the disclosure is for the purposes of assisting the body to perform its functions or duties or exercise its powers. Identifying information (5) An official is not authorised under subsection (1), (2), (3) or (4) to disclose relevant information that would enable an individual who has made a complaint under this Part to be identified, unless the individual has consented to the disclosure. Definitions (6) In this section: > official means the following: (a) the National Student Ombudsman; (b) a Deputy Ombudsman; (c) a person who is a member of the staff referred to in subsection 31(1); (d) a person, not being a person referred to in paragraph (b) or (c), who: (i) the National Student Ombudsman has delegated any of the National Student Ombudsman’s powers under section 34; or (ii) is an authorized person. > relevant information means information of the kind described in subsection 35(2).