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Policy

Family Assistance Guide, 2.1.1.30, Verification of shared care arrangements

Legislation

Links to the Federal Register of Legislation site go to a 'Series' page. Select the 'Latest' version.

For definitions of 'protected information', see A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999, section 3, Definitions.

Privacy

A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999

• section 162, Protection of personal information
• section 161, Confidentiality

Privacy Act 1988

• section 10, Agencies that are taken to hold a record
• section 13 (1), Interferences with privacy

Notification and reviews

A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999

• section 25, Obligation to notify changes in circumstances
• Part 5, Division 6, Date of effect of review under the child support law

Privacy

For details of the changes now incorporated into the relevant Acts, see Child Support and Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Budget and Other Measures) Act 2010.

Disclosure of personal/protected information

Social Security (Administration) Act 1999, Part 5, Division 3, Confidentiality

For Australian Privacy Principle 11 (formerly Information Privacy Principle 4), see Privacy Act 1988, Schedule 1, Principle 11 - security of personal information.