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Student Assistance Act 1973
351AObtaining of, making a record of, disclosure of or use of protected information relating to taxation information
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#### 351A Obtaining of, making a record of, disclosure of or use of protected information relating to taxation information
Disclosure to taxation officers for matching against taxation information
(1) A disclosure of protected information by an officer is made for the purposes of this Act (including the purposes of the administration of a current special educational assistance scheme) if:
(a) the disclosure is to a taxation officer; and
(b) the disclosure is for the purposes of a taxation officer matching that information against taxation information to facilitate the performance of functions, or the exercise of powers, under this Act or a current special educational assistance scheme.
(2) The obtaining of, making of a record of or the use of protected information by an officer is for the purposes of this Act (including the purposes of the administration of a current special educational assistance scheme) if the obtaining of, making of the record of or the use of the protected information is in connection with a disclosure referred to in subsection (1).
Authorised collection of personal information that is taxation information
(3) The collection of personal information about a person is authorised by this Act for the purposes of the Privacy Act 1988 if:
(a) the personal information is taxation information; and
(b) the collection is from a taxation officer; and
(c) the collection is for the purposes of this Act (including the purposes of the administration of a current special educational assistance scheme).
Interpretation
(4) This section does not limit section 351.