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## 14. Assistance agency obligations to publish
(1) Assistance agencies that may request a TFN under personal assistance law, or under taxation law, must make information publicly available which identifies:
(a) the specific purposes for which the agency may request TFNs
(b) the prohibitions on the collection, recording, use and disclosure of TFN information
(c) the penalties that apply to unauthorised acts and practices relating to TFNs and TFN information
(d) where to find further detail about the matters in (a) – (c) above.
(2) Assistance agencies must publish information (in accordance with the requirements of Section (1) about any amendments to personal assistance law that allow TFNs to be requested. Where practicable, this information should be published before the amendments commence.
(3) Assistance agencies must comply with all other relevant obligations in the TFN Rule, including as a TFN recipient.