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Social Security (Public Interest Certificate Guidelines) (DSS) Determination 2025
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12 Mistake of fact
For the purposes of paragraph 7(1)(b), this section covers a disclosure that is necessary for the purposes of correcting a mistake of fact in relation to the administration of a program of the Department if:
the integrity of the program will be at risk if the mistake of fact is not corrected; or
the mistake of fact relates to a matter that was, or will be, published (whether by, or with or without the consent of, the person to whom the information relates).