13Authorisation—VET‑related bodies other than a VET Regulator

13 Authorisation—VET‑related bodies other than a VET Regulator

(1) This section applies to a VET‑related body, other than a VET Regulator. Reporting obligations under the VET standards (2) The body is authorised to do any of the following to enable a registered training organisation to comply with the organisation’s reporting obligations under the VET standards: (a) collect a student identifier from, or disclose a student identifier to, a registered training organisation; (b) use a student identifier. Administration, development and research purposes (3) The body is authorised to do any of the following for any of the purposes mentioned in subsection (4): (a) collect and use a student identifier of an individual; (b) disclose a student identifier of an individual to any of the following: (i) a VET‑related body, other than a VET Regulator; (ii) a registered training organisation; (iii) a VET admission body. (4) For subsection (3), the purposes are as follows: (a) administering VET including VET programs; (b) policy development or research relating to education; (c) assisting in establishing the individual’s eligibility for a training subsidy. Statistics relating to VET (5) The body is authorised to do any of the following for purposes related to the collection and preparation of statistics relating to VET: (a) collect a student identifier from, or disclose a student identifier to, NCVER; (b) use a student identifier. Delivering and reporting on school education (6) The body is authorised to do any of the following for the purpose of delivering and reporting on a VET course that is being, or was, undertaken by an individual as part of the individual’s education at or through a school: (a) collect the individual’s student identifier from, or disclose the individual’s student identifier to, the school; (b) use the individual’s student identifier. Contractual and reporting obligations (7) The body is authorised to collect a student identifier from, or disclose a student identifier to, a former registered training organisation for purposes related to: (a) the organisation’s contractual obligations; or (b) the organisation’s current or former reporting obligations under the VET standards. Other purposes (8) The body is authorised to disclose a student identifier: (a) to a VET Regulator; or (b) to the Registrar for the purposes of subsection 18(2) of the Act (use or disclosure by Registrar for purposes of research). (9) The body is authorised to collect, use or disclose a student identifier for either or both of the following purposes: (a) auditing registered training organisations that receive funding from the Commonwealth or a State or Territory; (b) assisting the Registrar to identify, investigate and resolve a problem that occurred in relation to the assignment of student identifiers. (10) The body is authorised to use or disclose a student identifier for the purposes of section 14 of the Act (request to verify or give a student identifier).