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STUDENT IDENTIFIERS BILL 2014

 

 

 

2013-2014 

 

The Parliament of the 

Commonwealth of Australia 

 

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

 

 

 

 

Presented and read a first time 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Student Identifiers Bill 2014 

 

No.      , 2014 

 

(Industry) 

 

 

 

A Bill for an Act to provide for student identifiers 

and access to transcripts relating to vocational 

education and training, and for related purposes 

   

   

   

 

 

No.      , 2014 

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Contents 

Part 1--Preliminary

 

1

 

Short title ........................................................................................... 1

 

Commencement ................................................................................. 2

 

Simplified outline of this Act ............................................................. 3

 

Definitions ......................................................................................... 3

 

Act to bind the Crown ........................................................................ 6

 

Extension to external Territories ........................................................ 6

 

Extraterritorial application ................................................................. 6

 

Part 2--Student identifiers

 

7

 

Division 1--Simplified outline of this Part

 

7

 

Simplified outline of this Part ............................................................ 7

 

Division 2--Assignment of student identifiers etc.

 

8

 

Application for the assignment of an identifier .................................. 8

 

10 

Assignment of an identifier by the Registrar ..................................... 8

 

11 

Destruction of personal information collected for the purpose 

of making an application .................................................................... 9

 

12 

Registrar to resolve problems in relation to the assignment of 

student identifiers ............................................................................... 9

 

13 

Review by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal ............................. 10

 

Division 3--Verification or giving of student identifiers

 

11

 

14 

Request to verify or give a student identifier ................................... 11

 

15 

Verification or giving of a student identifier ................................... 11

 

Division 4--Protection of records of student identifiers

 

12

 

16 

Records of student identifiers must be protected from misuse 

etc. .................................................................................................... 12

 

Division 5--Collection, use or disclosure of student identifiers

 

13

 

17 

Unauthorised collection, use or disclosure of student 

identifiers ......................................................................................... 13

 

18 

Collection, use or disclosure by the Registrar .................................. 13

 

19 

Collection, use or disclosure with the individual's consent ............. 13

 

20 

Collection, use or disclosure relating to unlawful activities 

etc. .................................................................................................... 14

 

21 

Collection, use or disclosure for law enforcement purposes 

etc. .................................................................................................... 14

 

22 

Collection, use or disclosure authorised by regulations ................... 15

 

 

 

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Division 6--Interaction with the Privacy Act 1988

 

16

 

23 

Contraventions that are interferences with the privacy of an 

individual ......................................................................................... 16

 

24 

Additional functions of the Information Commissioner .................. 16

 

25 

Use or disclosure of personal information authorised for the 

purposes of the Privacy Act 1988 .................................................... 17

 

Part 3--Authenticated VET transcripts

 

18

 

26 

Simplified outline of this Part .......................................................... 18

 

27 

Individual may be given access to an authenticated VET 

transcript etc. .................................................................................... 18

 

28 

Registered training organisation or VET-related body may be 

given access to an authenticated VET transcript etc. ....................... 19

 

29 

Requirement relating to extracts from authenticated VET 

transcripts ......................................................................................... 19

 

Part 4--Student Identifiers Registrar etc.

 

20

 

Division 1--Simplified outline of this Part

 

20

 

30 

Simplified outline of this Part .......................................................... 20

 

Division 2--Student Identifiers Registrar

 

21

 

Subdivision A--Functions and powers

 

21

 

31 

Student Identifiers Registrar ............................................................ 21

 

32 

Functions of the Registrar ................................................................ 21

 

33 

Commonwealth Minister may give directions to the 

Registrar ........................................................................................... 22

 

Subdivision B--Appointment of Registrar

 

22

 

34 

Appointment .................................................................................... 22

 

35 

Term of appointment ....................................................................... 22

 

36 

Acting Registrar ............................................................................... 22

 

Subdivision C--Terms and conditions of appointment

 

23

 

37 

Remuneration and allowances ......................................................... 23

 

38 

Leave of absence .............................................................................. 23

 

39 

Outside employment ........................................................................ 24

 

40 

Disclosure of interests ...................................................................... 24

 

41 

Other terms and conditions .............................................................. 24

 

42 

Resignation ...................................................................................... 24

 

43 

Termination of appointment ............................................................ 24

 

Subdivision D--Delegation

 

25

 

44 

Delegation by the Registrar ............................................................. 25

 

 

 

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Division 3--Staff and consultants assisting Registrar

 

26

 

45 

Staff ................................................................................................. 26

 

46 

Secondment of Commonwealth, State or Territory officers 

etc. .................................................................................................... 26

 

47 

Consultants ...................................................................................... 27

 

Division 4--Special Account

 

28

 

48 

Student Identifiers Special Account ................................................. 28

 

49 

Credits to the Account ..................................................................... 28

 

50 

Purposes of the Account .................................................................. 28

 

Division 5--Annual report

 

30

 

51 

Annual report ................................................................................... 30

 

Part 5--Other matters

 

31

 

52 

Simplified outline of this Part .......................................................... 31

 

53 

Issue of VET qualifications etc. ....................................................... 31

 

54 

Saving of other laws and remedies .................................................. 32

 

55 

Disapplication of Division 5 of Part 2 ............................................. 32

 

56 

Severability ...................................................................................... 33

 

57 

Regulations ...................................................................................... 35

 

 

 

 

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A Bill for an Act to provide for student identifiers 

and access to transcripts relating to vocational 

education and training, and for related purposes 

The Parliament of Australia enacts: 

Part 1--Preliminary 

   

1  Short title 

 

  This Act may be cited as the Student Identifiers Act 2014. 

   

Part 1  Preliminary 

   

 

Section 2 

 

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2  Commencement 

 

(1)  Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table 

commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with 

column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect 

according to its terms. 

 

Commencement information 

Column 1 

Column 2 

Column 3 

Provision(s) 

Commencement 

Date/Details 

1.  Sections 1 and 

2 and anything in 

this Act not 

elsewhere covered 

by this table 

The day this Act receives the Royal Assent. 

 

2.  Sections 3 to 

52 

A day or days to be fixed by Proclamation. 

However, if any of the provision(s) do not 

commence within the period of 6 months 

beginning on the day this Act receives the 

Royal Assent, they commence on the day 

after the end of that period. 

 

3.  Section 53 

1 January 2015. 

1 January 2015 

4.  Sections 54 to 

57 

A day or days to be fixed by Proclamation. 

However, if any of the provision(s) do not 

commence within the period of 6 months 

beginning on the day this Act receives the 

Royal Assent, they commence on the day 

after the end of that period. 

 

Note: 

This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally 

enacted. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of 

this Act. 

 

(2)  Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this Act. 

10 

Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it 

11 

may be edited, in any published version of this Act. 

12 

   

Preliminary  Part 1 

   

 

Section 3 

 

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3  Simplified outline of this Act 

Generally, a registered training organisation must not issue a VET 

qualification or VET statement of attainment to an individual after 

2014 unless the individual has a student identifier. 

The Student Identifiers Registrar must assign a student identifier to 

an individual on application. 

On request by an individual, or an organisation or body involved 

with vocational education and training, the Registrar may verify 

that an identifier is the individual's student identifier, or give the 

individual's student identifier. 

10 

Records of student identifiers must be protected from misuse. 

11 

Collection, use and disclosure of an individual's student identifier 

12 

without the individual's consent is prohibited, unless it is 

13 

authorised by this Act. The Information Commissioner may deal 

14 

with breaches of these rules as interferences with privacy under the 

15 

Privacy Act 1988

16 

On request, the Registrar may give all or part of an authenticated 

17 

VET transcript of an individual who has a student identifier to the 

18 

individual, a registered training organisation or a VET-related 

19 

body. This is subject to access controls set by the individual. 

20 

4  Definitions 

21 

 

(1)  In this Act: 

22 

access controls has the meaning given by paragraph 32(1)(f). 

23 

Account means the Student Identifiers Special Account established 

24 

by section 48. 

25 

authenticated VET transcript of an individual means a document 

26 

prepared by the Registrar that sets out information: 

27 

 

(a)  that relates to the VET undertaken by the individual; and 

28 

 

(b)  that is prescribed by the regulations. 

29 

   

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Section 4 

 

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Commonwealth Minister means the Minister administering this 

Act. 

corresponding law of a State or Territory means a law of a State 

or Territory that corresponds with Division 5 of Part 2 and the 

regulations made under section 22. 

entity means: 

 

(a)  a person; or 

 

(b)  a partnership; or 

 

(c)  any other unincorporated association or body; or 

 

(d)  a trust. 

10 

identifier means a unique combination of any or all of the 

11 

following: 

12 

 

(a)  letters; 

13 

 

(b)  numbers; 

14 

 

(c)  symbols. 

15 

Ministerial Council means: 

16 

 

(a)  if there is a body established by the Council of Australian 

17 

Governments to deal with training and skills--that body; or 

18 

 

(b)  otherwise--a body prescribed by the regulations. 

19 

misconduct includes fraud, negligence, default, breach of trust, 

20 

breach of duty, breach of discipline or any other misconduct in the 

21 

course of duty. 

22 

personal information has the same meaning as in the Privacy Act 

23 

1988

24 

public body of a State or Territory means: 

25 

 

(a)  the Crown in right of the State or Territory; or 

26 

 

(b)  a State or Territory authority (within the meaning of the 

27 

Privacy Act 1988) of that State or Territory; or 

28 

 

(c)  the head (however described) of a Department of State of the 

29 

State or Territory; or 

30 

 

(d)  the Parliament of the State or the legislature of the Territory; 

31 

or 

32 

   

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(e)  a member of the Parliament of the State or of the legislature 

of the Territory. 

registered training organisation has the same meaning as in the 

National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Act 2011

Registrar means the Student Identifiers Registrar. 

student identifier means an identifier assigned to an individual by 

the Registrar under section 10 or 12. 

VET means vocational education and training. 

VET admission body means an entity specified in an instrument 

under subsection (2). 

10 

VET-related body means: 

11 

 

(a)  a Department of the Commonwealth, or a Department of a 

12 

State or Territory, that deals with matters relating to VET 

13 

(including the funding of VET); or 

14 

 

(b)  a body (whether incorporated or not) established by or under 

15 

a law of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory that 

16 

performs functions relating to VET (including the funding of 

17 

VET); or 

18 

 

(c)  a VET Regulator (within the meaning of the National 

19 

Vocational Education and Training Regulator Act 2011); or 

20 

 

(d)  an entity specified in an instrument under subsection (3). 

21 

 

(2)  The Registrar may, by legislative instrument, specify an entity for 

22 

the purposes of the definition of VET admission body in 

23 

subsection (1). 

24 

Note: 

For specification by class, see subsection 13(3) of the Legislative 

25 

Instruments Act 2003

26 

 

(3)  The Registrar may, by legislative instrument, specify an entity for 

27 

the purposes of paragraph (d) of the definition of VET-related 

28 

body in subsection (1). 

29 

Note: 

For specification by class, see subsection 13(3) of the Legislative 

30 

Instruments Act 2003

31 

   

Part 1  Preliminary 

   

 

Section 5 

 

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5  Act to bind the Crown 

 

  This Act binds the Crown in each of its capacities. 

6  Extension to external Territories 

 

  This Act extends to every external Territory. 

7  Extraterritorial application 

 

  This Act extends to acts, omissions, matters and things outside 

Australia. 

   

Student identifiers  Part 2 

Simplified outline of this Part  Division 1 

 

Section 8 

 

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Part 2--Student identifiers 

Division 1--Simplified outline of this Part 

8  Simplified outline of this Part 

The Student Identifiers Registrar must assign a student identifier to 

an individual on application by or on behalf of the individual if the 

Registrar is satisfied of the individual's identity and that the 

individual does not already have a student identifier. 

Generally, anyone who collects personal information about an 

individual to apply for an identifier for the individual must destroy 

the information as soon as practicable after it is no longer needed 

10 

for that purpose. 

11 

On request by an individual, or an organisation or body involved 

12 

with vocational education and training, the Registrar may verify 

13 

that an identifier is the individual's student identifier, or give the 

14 

individual's student identifier. 

15 

Anyone (including the Registrar) who keeps a record of student 

16 

identifiers must protect it from misuse and unauthorised access and 

17 

disclosure. 

18 

Collection, use and disclosure of an individual's student identifier 

19 

without the individual's consent is prohibited, unless it is 

20 

authorised. This Part authorises collection, use and disclosure by 

21 

the Registrar for certain purposes or by others to deal with 

22 

unlawful acts or to help law enforcement. 

23 

The Information Commissioner may deal with breaches of the 

24 

rules about destroying personal information, protecting records of 

25 

student identifiers and unauthorised collection, use and disclosure 

26 

of student identifiers as interferences with privacy under the 

27 

Privacy Act 1988

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Part 2  Student identifiers 

Division 2  Assignment of student identifiers etc. 

 

Section 9 

 

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Division 2--Assignment of student identifiers etc. 

9  Application for the assignment of an identifier 

 

(1)  An individual may apply to the Registrar for an identifier to be 

assigned to the individual. 

 

(2)  The following entities may apply to the Registrar for an identifier 

to be assigned to an individual if authorised by the individual to 

make an application under this section: 

 

(a)  a registered training organisation; 

 

(b)  a VET admission body; 

 

(c)  another entity. 

10 

 

(3)  The application must: 

11 

 

(a)  be made in a manner and form approved by the Registrar; 

12 

and 

13 

 

(b)  include any information required by the Registrar. 

14 

10  Assignment of an identifier by the Registrar 

15 

 

(1)  If an application is made under section 9 in relation to an 

16 

individual, the Registrar must assign an identifier to the individual 

17 

if the Registrar is satisfied that: 

18 

 

(a)  the identity of the individual has been appropriately verified; 

19 

and 

20 

 

(b)  the individual has not already been assigned a student 

21 

identifier. 

22 

 

(2)  The Registrar must give written notice of the Registrar's decision 

23 

on the application to: 

24 

 

(a)  the applicant; and 

25 

 

(b)  if the applicant is not the individual--the individual. 

26 

 

(3)  If the Registrar assigns an identifier to the individual, the notice 

27 

given under subsection (2) must: 

28 

 

(a)  set out the identifier; and 

29 

 

(b)  if the notice is given to the individual--explain the purposes 

30 

and uses of the identifier. 

31 

   

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Assignment of student identifiers etc.  Division 2 

 

Section 11 

 

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(4)  If the Registrar refuses to assign an identifier to the individual, the 

notice given under subsection (2) must set out the reasons for the 

refusal. 

11  Destruction of personal information collected for the purpose of 

making an application 

 

(1)  If: 

 

(a)  a registered training organisation, VET admission body or 

other entity is authorised by an individual to make an 

application under section 9; and 

 

(b)  the organisation, body or entity collects personal information 

10 

about the individual for the purpose of making the 

11 

application; and 

12 

 

(c)  some or all of the personal information is collected solely for 

13 

the purpose of making the application; 

14 

the organisation, body or entity must destroy the personal 

15 

information collected solely for that purpose as soon as practicable 

16 

after the application is made or it is no longer needed for that 

17 

purpose. 

18 

 

(2)  Subsection (1) does not apply if the registered training 

19 

organisation, VET admission body or other entity is required by or 

20 

under any law to retain the information. 

21 

Note: 

A contravention of this section is taken to be an interference with the 

22 

privacy of an individual for the purposes of the Privacy Act 1988 (see 

23 

section 23 of this Act). 

24 

12  Registrar to resolve problems in relation to the assignment of 

25 

student identifiers 

26 

 

(1)  The Registrar may do either or both of the following in order to 

27 

resolve a problem that has occurred in relation to the assignment of 

28 

one or more student identifiers to one or more individuals: 

29 

 

(a)  revoke one or more of those student identifiers; 

30 

 

(b)  assign a new identifier to one or more of those individuals. 

31 

   

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Division 2  Assignment of student identifiers etc. 

 

Section 13 

 

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(2)  If the Registrar does a thing mentioned in subsection (1) in relation 

to an individual, the Registrar must give written notice of the 

Registrar's decision to: 

 

(a)  the individual; and 

 

(b)  a VET-related body of a kind referred to in paragraph (a) of 

the definition of that expression in subsection 4(1); and 

 

(c)  any other entity that the Registrar considers appropriate in the 

circumstances. 

 

(3)  The notice given under subsection (2) must set out: 

 

(a)  if a student identifier of the individual has been revoked--the 

10 

revoked identifier; and 

11 

 

(b)  if a new identifier has been assigned to the individual--the 

12 

new identifier. 

13 

13  Review by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal 

14 

 

(1)  Applications may be made to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal 

15 

by an individual for review of the following decisions of the 

16 

Registrar: 

17 

 

(a)  a refusal to assign an identifier to the individual under 

18 

section 10; 

19 

 

(b)  a decision under section 12 to revoke a student identifier of 

20 

the individual or to assign a new identifier to the individual. 

21 

 

(2)  Subsection (1) has effect despite subsection 27(1) of the 

22 

Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975

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Verification or giving of student identifiers  Division 3 

 

Section 14 

 

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Division 3--Verification or giving of student identifiers 

14  Request to verify or give a student identifier 

 

(1)  Any of the following entities may request the Registrar to verify 

that an identifier is the student identifier of an individual, or to give 

the entity the student identifier of an individual: 

 

(a)  the individual; 

 

(b)  a registered training organisation; 

 

(c)  a VET-related body; 

 

(d)  a VET admission body authorised by the individual to make 

a request under this section. 

10 

 

(2)  The request must: 

11 

 

(a)  be made in a manner and form approved by the Registrar; 

12 

and 

13 

 

(b)  include any information required by the Registrar. 

14 

15  Verification or giving of a student identifier 

15 

 

(1)  If a request is made under section 14 in relation to an individual, 

16 

the Registrar may, by written notice given to the entity that made 

17 

the request, verify or give the student identifier of the individual. 

18 

 

(2)  If the Registrar refuses to verify or give the student identifier, the 

19 

Registrar must give the entity that made the request written notice 

20 

of the refusal and the reasons for the refusal. 

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Part 2  Student identifiers 

Division 4  Protection of records of student identifiers 

 

Section 16 

 

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Division 4--Protection of records of student identifiers 

16  Records of student identifiers must be protected from misuse etc. 

 

(1)  The Registrar must take reasonable steps to protect a record of 

student identifiers kept by the Registrar: 

 

(a)  from misuse, interference and loss; and 

 

(b)  from unauthorised access, modification or disclosure. 

 

(2)  If any other entity keeps a record of student identifiers, the entity 

must take reasonable steps to protect the record: 

 

(a)  from misuse, interference and loss; and 

 

(b)  from unauthorised access, modification or disclosure. 

10 

 

(3)  Subsection (2) does not apply to an individual who keeps a record 

11 

of the student identifier of the individual. 

12 

Note: 

A contravention of this section is taken to be an interference with the 

13 

privacy of an individual for the purposes of the Privacy Act 1988 (see 

14 

section 23 of this Act). 

15 

   

Student identifiers  Part 2 

Collection, use or disclosure of student identifiers  Division 5 

 

Section 17 

 

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Division 5--Collection, use or disclosure of student 

identifiers 

17  Unauthorised collection, use or disclosure of student identifiers 

 

  An entity must not collect, use or disclose a student identifier of an 

individual if: 

 

(a)  the entity is not the individual; and 

 

(b)  the collection, use or disclosure is not authorised under this 

Division. 

Note: 

A contravention of this section is taken to be an interference with the 

privacy of the individual for the purposes of the Privacy Act 1988 (see 

10 

section 23 of this Act). 

11 

18  Collection, use or disclosure by the Registrar 

12 

 

(1)  The Registrar is authorised to collect, use or disclose a student 

13 

identifier of an individual if the collection, use or disclosure is for 

14 

the purposes of the Registrar performing his or her functions or 

15 

exercising his or her powers. 

16 

 

(2)  The Registrar is authorised to use or disclose a student identifier of 

17 

an individual if the use or disclosure is for the purposes of 

18 

research: 

19 

 

(a)  that relates (directly or indirectly) to education or training, or 

20 

that requires the use of student identifiers or information 

21 

about education or training; and 

22 

 

(b)  that meets the requirements specified by the Ministerial 

23 

Council. 

24 

19  Collection, use or disclosure with the individual's consent 

25 

 

(1)  An entity is authorised to collect, use or disclose a student 

26 

identifier of an individual if the individual consents (expressly or 

27 

impliedly) to the collection, use or disclosure. 

28 

   

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2)  However, the individual cannot consent to the entity using the 

individual's student identifier as the entity's own identifier of the 

individual. 

20  Collection, use or disclosure relating to unlawful activities etc. 

 

  An entity is authorised to collect, use or disclose a student 

identifier of an individual if: 

 

(a)  the entity has reason to suspect that unlawful activity, or 

misconduct of a serious nature, that relates to the entity's 

functions or activities has been, is being or may be engaged 

in; and 

10 

 

(b)  the entity reasonably believes that the collection, use or 

11 

disclosure is necessary in order for the entity to take 

12 

appropriate action in relation to the matter. 

13 

21  Collection, use or disclosure for law enforcement purposes etc. 

14 

 

  An entity is authorised to collect, use or disclose a student 

15 

identifier of an individual if the entity reasonably believes that the 

16 

collection, use or disclosure is reasonably necessary for one or 

17 

more of following things done by, or on behalf of, an enforcement 

18 

body (within the meaning of the Privacy Act 1988): 

19 

 

(a)  the prevention, detection, investigation, prosecution or 

20 

punishment of: 

21 

 

(i)  criminal offences; or 

22 

 

(ii)  breaches of a law imposing a penalty or sanction; 

23 

 

(b)  the conduct of surveillance activities, intelligence gathering 

24 

activities or monitoring activities; 

25 

 

(c)  the conduct of protective or custodial activities; 

26 

 

(d)  the enforcement of laws relating to the confiscation of the 

27 

proceeds of crime; 

28 

 

(e)  the protection of the public revenue; 

29 

 

(f)  the prevention, detection, investigation or remedying of 

30 

misconduct of a serious nature, or other conduct prescribed 

31 

by the regulations; 

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(g)  the preparation for, or conduct of, proceedings before any 

court or tribunal, or the implementation of the orders of a 

court or tribunal. 

22  Collection, use or disclosure authorised by regulations 

 

  An entity is authorised to collect, use or disclose a student 

identifier of an individual if the collection, use or disclosure is 

authorised by the regulations. 

   

Part 2  Student identifiers 

Division 6  Interaction with the Privacy Act 1988 

 

Section 23 

 

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23  Contraventions that are interferences with the privacy of an 

individual 

 

(1)  An act or practice that contravenes: 

 

(a)  section 11 in relation to personal information about an 

individual; or 

 

(b)  section 16 or 17 in relation to a student identifier of an 

individual; 

is taken, for the purposes of the Privacy Act 1988, to be an 

interference with the privacy of the individual (within the meaning 

10 

of that Act). 

11 

Note: 

An act or practice that is an interference with the privacy of the 

12 

individual may be the subject of an investigation by the Information 

13 

Commissioner under Part V of that Act. 

14 

 

(2)  If: 

15 

 

(a)  an act or practice of an entity that contravenes section 11, 16 

16 

or 17 is the subject of a complaint to, or an investigation by, 

17 

the Information Commissioner under Part V of the Privacy 

18 

Act 1988; and 

19 

 

(b)  the entity is not an agency (within the meaning of that Act) or 

20 

organisation (within the meaning of that Act); 

21 

the entity is taken, for the purposes of that Part and any other 

22 

provision of that Act that relates to that Part, to be an organisation 

23 

(within the meaning of that Act). 

24 

24  Additional functions of the Information Commissioner 

25 

 

(1)  In addition to the Information Commissioner's functions under the 

26 

Privacy Act 1988, the Information Commissioner has the following 

27 

functions: 

28 

 

(a)  to investigate an act or practice that may be an interference 

29 

with the privacy of an individual under subsection 23(1) and, 

30 

if the Information Commissioner considers it appropriate to 

31 

do so, to attempt by conciliation to effect a settlement of the 

32 

matters that gave rise to the investigation; 

33 

   

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(b)  to conduct an assessment of whether the Registrar is 

maintaining or handling student identifiers in accordance 

with the requirements of this Act; 

 

(c)  to do anything incidental or conducive to the performance of 

those functions. 

 

(2)  The Information Commissioner has power to do all things that are 

necessary or convenient to be done for or in connection with the 

performance of his or her functions under subsection (1). 

 

(3)  The Information Commissioner may conduct an assessment under 

paragraph (1)(b) in such manner as the Commissioner considers fit. 

10 

 

(4)  Section 56 (rather than section 12B of the Privacy Act 1988

11 

applies in relation to the matters referred to in paragraph (1)(a) or 

12 

(b) of this section in the same way as it applies to this Act. 

13 

25  Use or disclosure of personal information authorised for the 

14 

purposes of the Privacy Act 1988 

15 

 

(1)  The use or disclosure by an entity of personal information about an 

16 

individual is taken, for the purposes of the Privacy Act 1988, to be 

17 

authorised by this Act if the use or disclosure is for the purposes of 

18 

the Registrar performing his or her functions or exercising his or 

19 

her powers. 

20 

 

(2)  The use or disclosure by the Registrar of personal information 

21 

about an individual is taken, for the purposes of the Privacy Act 

22 

1988, to be authorised by this Act if the use or disclosure is for the 

23 

purposes of research: 

24 

 

(a)  that relates (directly or indirectly) to education or training, or 

25 

that requires the use of student identifiers or information 

26 

about education or training; and 

27 

 

(b)  that meets the requirements specified by the Ministerial 

28 

Council. 

29 

   

Part 3  Authenticated VET transcripts 

   

 

Section 26 

 

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26  Simplified outline of this Part 

An individual's authenticated VET transcript is a document 

prepared by the Student Identifiers Registrar that sets out 

information that relates to vocational education and training 

undertaken by the individual and is prescribed by the regulations. 

On request, the Registrar may give access to all or part of an 

authenticated VET transcript of an individual who has a student 

identifier to the individual, a registered training organisation or a 

10 

VET-related body. However, access by such an organisation or 

11 

body is subject to access controls set by the individual. 

12 

27  Individual may be given access to an authenticated VET 

13 

transcript etc. 

14 

 

(1)  The Registrar may, on request, give an individual who has been 

15 

assigned a student identifier access to: 

16 

 

(a)  an authenticated VET transcript of the individual; or 

17 

 

(b)  an extract from an authenticated VET transcript of the 

18 

individual. 

19 

 

(2)  The request must: 

20 

 

(a)  be made in a manner and form approved by the Registrar; 

21 

and 

22 

 

(b)  include any information required by the Registrar; and 

23 

 

(c)  if the request is for an extract--specify the information to be 

24 

excluded from the extract. 

25 

 

(3)  If the Registrar refuses to give access under subsection (1), the 

26 

Registrar must give the individual written notice of the decision 

27 

and the reasons for the decision. 

28 

   

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28  Registered training organisation or VET-related body may be 

given access to an authenticated VET transcript etc. 

 

(1)  The Registrar may, on request, give a registered training 

organisation or VET-related body access to: 

 

(a)  an authenticated VET transcript of an individual who has 

been assigned a student identifier; or 

 

(b)  an extract from an authenticated VET transcript of an 

individual who has been assigned a student identifier; 

in accordance with the access controls set by the individual. 

 

(2)  The request must: 

10 

 

(a)  be made in a manner and form approved by the Registrar; 

11 

and 

12 

 

(b)  include any information required by the Registrar. 

13 

 

(3)  The Registrar must not give access under subsection (1) unless 

14 

access controls have been set by the individual. 

15 

 

(4)  If the Registrar refuses to give access under subsection (1), the 

16 

Registrar must give the registered training organisation or 

17 

VET-related body written notice of the decision and the reasons for 

18 

the decision. 

19 

29  Requirement relating to extracts from authenticated VET 

20 

transcripts 

21 

 

(1)  If the Registrar gives access to an extract from an authenticated 

22 

VET transcript of an individual, the extract must include a 

23 

statement that it is an extract. 

24 

 

(2)  Subsection (1) does not apply if: 

25 

 

(a)  the only information not included in the extract is 

26 

information of a kind prescribed by the regulations; or 

27 

 

(b)  the Registrar considers that it is not appropriate for the 

28 

extract to include a statement that it is an extract. 

29 

   

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Division 1  Simplified outline of this Part 

 

Section 30 

 

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Part 4--Student Identifiers Registrar etc. 

Division 1--Simplified outline of this Part 

30  Simplified outline of this Part 

There must be a Student Identifiers Registrar appointed by the 

Commonwealth Minister after consulting the Ministerial Council. 

The Registrar's functions include the following: 

 

(a) 

assigning student identifiers to individuals; 

 

(b) 

verifying or giving an individual's student identifier; 

 

(c) 

preparing and providing access to individuals' 

authenticated VET transcripts; 

10 

 

(d) 

enabling individuals with student identifiers to set access 

11 

controls on their authenticated VET transcripts. 

12 

The Registrar is to be assisted by staff from the Department and by 

13 

other staff and consultants under arrangements made by the 

14 

Registrar. 

15 

There is a Student Identifiers Special Account, to be used for 

16 

meeting the Commonwealth's costs in the performance of the 

17 

Registrar's functions. 

18 

The Registrar is to report annually to the Commonwealth Minister 

19 

and the Ministerial Council. 

20 

   

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Division 2--Student Identifiers Registrar 

Subdivision A--Functions and powers 

31  Student Identifiers Registrar 

 

  There is to be a Student Identifiers Registrar. 

32  Functions of the Registrar 

 

(1)  The Registrar has the following functions: 

 

(a)  to assign student identifiers to individuals; 

 

(b)  to verify or give a student identifier of an individual; 

 

(c)  to prepare and provide access to authenticated VET 

transcripts of individuals or extracts from such transcripts; 

10 

 

(d)  to ensure that a record of all student identifiers is kept in such 

11 

form as the Registrar considers appropriate; 

12 

 

(e)  to resolve problems that have occurred in relation to the 

13 

assignment of student identifiers, including cases where: 

14 

 

(i)  an individual has been assigned more than one student 

15 

identifier; or 

16 

 

(ii)  the same student identifier has been assigned to 2 or 

17 

more individuals; 

18 

 

(f)  to establish and maintain a mechanism to enable an 

19 

individual who has been assigned a student identifier to set 

20 

controls (the access controls) on: 

21 

 

(i)  the registered training organisations and VET-related 

22 

bodies that may request access to an authenticated VET 

23 

transcript of the individual; and 

24 

 

(ii)  the registered training organisations and VET-related 

25 

bodies that may request access to an extract from an 

26 

authenticated VET transcript of the individual and the 

27 

content of the extract; 

28 

 

(g)  any other functions conferred on the Registrar by this Act, 

29 

the regulations or any other law of the Commonwealth; 

30 

 

(h)  to do anything incidental or conducive to the performance of 

31 

those functions. 

32 

   

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(2)  The Registrar has power to do all things that are necessary or 

convenient to be done for or in connection with the performance of 

his or her functions. 

33  Commonwealth Minister may give directions to the Registrar 

 

(1)  The Commonwealth Minister may, by legislative instrument, give 

written directions to the Registrar about the performance of the 

Registrar's functions. 

Note: 

Section 42 (disallowance) and Part 6 (sunsetting) of the Legislative 

Instruments Act 2003 do not apply to the directions (see sections 44 

and 54 of that Act). 

10 

 

(2)  The Registrar must comply with a direction under subsection (1). 

11 

 

(3)  Before giving a direction under subsection (1), the Commonwealth 

12 

Minister must consult the Ministerial Council. 

13 

Subdivision B--Appointment of Registrar 

14 

34  Appointment 

15 

 

(1)  The Registrar is to be appointed by the Commonwealth Minister by 

16 

written instrument, on a full-time basis. 

17 

Note: 

The Registrar may be reappointed: see section 33AA of the Acts 

18 

Interpretation Act 1901

19 

 

(2)  Before making an appointment, the Commonwealth Minister must 

20 

consult the Ministerial Council. 

21 

35  Term of appointment 

22 

 

  The Registrar holds office for the period specified in the instrument 

23 

of appointment. The period must not exceed 5 years. 

24 

36  Acting Registrar 

25 

 

(1)  The Commonwealth Minister may, by written instrument, appoint 

26 

a person to act as Registrar: 

27 

   

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(a)  during a vacancy in the office of Registrar (whether or not an 

appointment has previously been made to that office); or 

 

(b)  during any period, or during all periods, when the Registrar: 

 

(i)  is absent from duty or from Australia; or 

 

(ii)  is, for any other reason, unable to perform the duties of 

the office. 

Note: 

See sections 33AB and 33A of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 for 

rules that apply to acting appointments. 

 

(2)  Before the Commonwealth Minister appoints a person to act as 

Registrar for a continuous period of 3 months or more, the Minister 

10 

must consult the Ministerial Council. 

11 

Subdivision C--Terms and conditions of appointment 

12 

37  Remuneration and allowances 

13 

 

(1)  The Registrar is to be paid the remuneration that is determined by 

14 

the Remuneration Tribunal. If no determination of that 

15 

remuneration by the Tribunal is in operation, the Registrar is to be 

16 

paid the remuneration that is prescribed by the regulations. 

17 

 

(2)  The Registrar is to be paid the allowances that are prescribed by 

18 

the regulations. 

19 

 

(3)  This section has effect subject to the Remuneration Tribunal Act 

20 

1973

21 

38  Leave of absence 

22 

 

(1)  The Registrar has the recreation leave entitlements that are 

23 

determined by the Remuneration Tribunal. 

24 

 

(2)  The Commonwealth Minister may grant to the Registrar leave of 

25 

absence, other than recreation leave, on the terms and conditions as 

26 

to remuneration or otherwise that the Minister determines. 

27 

   

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Division 2  Student Identifiers Registrar 

 

Section 39 

 

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39  Outside employment 

 

  The Registrar must not engage in paid employment outside the 

duties of his or her office without the Commonwealth Minister's 

approval. 

40  Disclosure of interests 

 

  The Registrar must give written notice to the Commonwealth 

Minister of all interests, pecuniary or otherwise, that the Registrar 

has or acquires and that conflict or could conflict with the proper 

performance of the Registrar's functions. 

41  Other terms and conditions 

10 

 

  The Registrar holds office on the terms and conditions (if any) in 

11 

relation to matters not covered by this Act that are determined by 

12 

the Commonwealth Minister. 

13 

42  Resignation 

14 

 

(1)  The Registrar may resign his or her appointment by giving the 

15 

Commonwealth Minister a written resignation. 

16 

 

(2)  The resignation takes effect on the day it is received by the 

17 

Commonwealth Minister or, if a later day is specified in the 

18 

resignation, on that later day. 

19 

43  Termination of appointment 

20 

 

(1)  The Commonwealth Minister may terminate the appointment of 

21 

the Registrar: 

22 

 

(a)  for misbehaviour; or 

23 

 

(b)  if the Registrar is unable to perform the duties of his or her 

24 

office because of physical or mental incapacity. 

25 

 

(2)  The Commonwealth Minister may terminate the appointment of 

26 

the Registrar if: 

27 

 

(a)  the Registrar: 

28 

 

(i)  becomes bankrupt; or 

29 

   

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(ii)  takes steps to take the benefit of any law for the relief of 

bankrupt or insolvent debtors; or 

 

(iii)  compounds with one or more of his or her creditors; or 

 

(iv)  makes an assignment of his or her remuneration for the 

benefit of one or more of his or her creditors; or 

 

(b)  the Registrar is absent, except on leave of absence, for 14 

consecutive days or for 28 days in any 12 months; or 

 

(c)  the Registrar engages, except with the Minister's approval, in 

paid employment outside the duties of his or her office (see 

section 39); or 

10 

 

(d)  the Registrar fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with 

11 

section 40. 

12 

 

(3)  If the Commonwealth Minister terminates the appointment of the 

13 

Registrar, the Minister must notify the Ministerial Council of the 

14 

termination. 

15 

Subdivision D--Delegation 

16 

44  Delegation by the Registrar 

17 

 

(1)  The Registrar may delegate, in writing, all or any of the Registrar's 

18 

functions or powers to: 

19 

 

(a)  a person who is a member of the staff mentioned in 

20 

section 45; or 

21 

 

(b)  a person to whom an arrangement under section 46 relates. 

22 

 

(2)  In performing functions or exercising powers under the delegation, 

23 

the delegate must comply with any written directions of the 

24 

Registrar. 

25 

   

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Division 3  Staff and consultants assisting Registrar 

 

Section 45 

 

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Division 3--Staff and consultants assisting Registrar 

45  Staff 

 

  The staff necessary to assist the Registrar are to be persons 

engaged under the Public Service Act 1999 and made available for 

the purpose by the Secretary of the Department. 

46  Secondment of Commonwealth, State or Territory officers etc. 

Secondment of Commonwealth officers etc. 

 

(1)  The Registrar may arrange with: 

 

(a)  an Agency Head (within the meaning of the Public Service 

Act 1999) of an Agency (within the meaning of that Act); or 

10 

 

(b)  an authority of the Commonwealth; 

11 

for the services of officers or employees of the Agency or authority 

12 

to be made available to assist the Registrar in the performance of 

13 

the Registrar's functions. 

14 

Secondment of State or Territory officers etc. 

15 

 

(2)  The Registrar may arrange with the appropriate authority of a State 

16 

or Territory for the services of officers or employees of the 

17 

following to be made available to assist the Registrar in the 

18 

performance of the Registrar's functions: 

19 

 

(a)  the Public Service of the State or Territory; 

20 

 

(b)  a body, whether incorporated or not, established by or under 

21 

a law of the State or Territory. 

22 

 

(3)  An arrangement under subsection (2) may provide for the 

23 

Commonwealth to reimburse the appropriate authority of a State or 

24 

Territory with respect to the services of a person to whom the 

25 

arrangement relates. 

26 

   

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Directions of the Registrar 

 

(4)  In assisting the Registrar in the performance of the Registrar's 

functions, a person to whom an arrangement under subsection (1) 

or (2) relates is subject to the directions of the Registrar. 

47  Consultants 

 

(1)  The Registrar may, on behalf of the Commonwealth, engage 

consultants to assist in the performance of the Registrar's 

functions. 

 

(2)  The consultants are to be engaged on the terms and conditions that 

the Registrar determines in writing. 

10 

   

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Division 4  Special Account 

 

Section 48 

 

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Division 4--Special Account 

48  Student Identifiers Special Account 

 

(1)  The Student Identifiers Special Account is established by this 

section. 

 

(2)  The Account is a Special Account for the purposes of the Financial 

Management and Accountability Act 1997

49  Credits to the Account 

 

  There must be credited to the Account amounts equal to the 

following: 

 

(a)  amounts allocated by the Ministerial Council in accordance 

10 

with the National Agreement for Skills and Workforce 

11 

Development between the Commonwealth, States and 

12 

Territories, as in force from time to time; 

13 

 

(b)  amounts received by the Commonwealth in connection with 

14 

the performance of the Registrar's functions; 

15 

 

(c)  interest received by the Commonwealth from the investment 

16 

of amounts debited from the Account; 

17 

 

(d)  amounts of any gifts given or bequests made for the purposes 

18 

of the Account. 

19 

Note 1: 

An Appropriation Act may contain a provision to the effect that, if any 

20 

of the purposes of a Special Account is a purpose that is covered by an 

21 

item in the Appropriation Act (whether or not the item expressly refers 

22 

to the Special Account), then amounts may be debited against the 

23 

appropriation for that item and credited to that Special Account. 

24 

Note 2: 

Amounts standing to the credit of the Account may be invested under 

25 

section 39 of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997

26 

but such investments may only be made by the Finance Minister, the 

27 

Treasurer, or a delegate under section 62 or 62A of that Act. 

28 

50  Purposes of the Account 

29 

 

  The purposes of the Account are as follows: 

30 

   

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(a)  paying or discharging the costs, expenses and other 

obligations incurred by the Commonwealth in the 

performance of the Registrar's functions; 

 

(b)  paying any remuneration and allowances payable to any 

person under this Act; 

 

(c)  meeting the expenses of administering the Account. 

Note: 

See section 21 of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 

1997 (debits from Special Accounts). 

   

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Division 5  Annual report 

 

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51  Annual report 

 

(1)  The Registrar must, as soon as practicable after the end of each 

financial year, prepare and give to the Commonwealth Minister, 

for presentation to the Parliament, a report on the operations of the 

Registrar during that year. 

Note: 

See also section 34C of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901, which 

contains extra rules about annual reports. 

 

(2)  The Registrar must give a copy of the report to the Ministerial 

Council at the same time as the report is presented to the 

10 

Parliament. 

11 

 

(3)  If this section does not commence at the start of a financial year, 

12 

the period: 

13 

 

(a)  starting at the commencement of this section; and 

14 

 

(b)  ending at the end of the first 30 June after that 

15 

commencement; 

16 

is taken, for the purposes of this section, to be a financial year. 

17 

   

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Part 5--Other matters 

   

52  Simplified outline of this Part 

Generally, a registered training organisation must not issue a VET 

qualification or VET statement of attainment to an individual after 

2014 unless the individual has a student identifier. 

The Commonwealth Minister may exempt a public body of a State 

or Territory from rules in this Act prohibiting unauthorised 

collection, use and disclosure of an individual's student identifier 

without the individual's consent if: 

10 

 

(a) 

the Minister is satisfied that equivalent State or Territory 

11 

rules apply to the body; and 

12 

 

(b) 

a Minister of the State or Territory has asked for the 

13 

exemption; and 

14 

 

(c) 

the Ministerial Council agrees to the exemption. 

15 

This Act does not limit rights under other laws and does not limit 

16 

State and Territory laws that can operate concurrently with this 

17 

Act. 

18 

This Part also contains other rules about the constitutional scope of 

19 

this Act and about making regulations. 

20 

53  Issue of VET qualifications etc. 

21 

 

(1)  A registered training organisation must not issue either of the 

22 

following to an individual unless the individual has been assigned a 

23 

student identifier: 

24 

 

(a)  a VET qualification (within the meaning of the National 

25 

Vocational Education and Training Regulator Act 2011); 

26 

 

(b)  a VET statement of attainment (within the meaning of that 

27 

Act). 

28 

   

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(2)  Subsection (1) does not apply to an issue specified under 

subsection (3). 

 

(3)  The Commonwealth Minister may, by legislative instrument, 

specify an issue to which subsection (1) does not apply, by 

reference to one or more of the following: 

 

(a)  the registered training organisation doing the issuing; 

 

(b)  the VET qualification, or VET statement of attainment, being 

issued; 

 

(c)  the individual to whom the VET qualification, or VET 

statement of attainment, is being issued. 

10 

Note: 

For specification by class, see subsection 13(3) of the Legislative 

11 

Instruments Act 2003

12 

 

(4)  Before making an instrument under subsection (3), the 

13 

Commonwealth Minister must obtain the agreement of the 

14 

Ministerial Council to the making of the instrument. 

15 

54  Saving of other laws and remedies 

16 

 

(1)  This Act is not intended to exclude or limit the operation of a law 

17 

of a State or Territory that is capable of operating concurrently 

18 

with this Act. 

19 

 

(2)  Nothing in this Act limits, restricts or otherwise affects any right or 

20 

remedy that a person would have had if this Act had not been 

21 

enacted. 

22 

55  Disapplication of Division 5 of Part 2 

23 

 

(1)  Division 5 of Part 2 does not apply to a public body of a State or 

24 

Territory if a declaration made under subsection (2) is in force in 

25 

relation to the body. 

26 

 

(2)  The Commonwealth Minister may, in writing, declare that 

27 

Division 5 of Part 2 does not apply to a public body of a State or 

28 

Territory if: 

29 

 

(a)  a Minister of the State or Territory requests, by written 

30 

notice, the Commonwealth Minister to make the declaration; 

31 

and 

32 

   

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(b)  the Commonwealth Minister is satisfied that a corresponding 

law of a State or Territory is in force in the State or Territory 

and the law applies to the body; and 

 

(c)  the Ministerial Council agrees to the making of the 

declaration. 

 

(3)  The Commonwealth Minister may, in writing, revoke a declaration 

made under subsection (2) in relation to a public body of a State or 

Territory if: 

 

(a)  a Minister of the State or Territory requests, by written 

notice, the Commonwealth Minister to do so; or 

10 

 

(b)  both of the following apply: 

11 

 

(i)  the Commonwealth Minister is satisfied that a 

12 

corresponding law of a State or Territory is no longer in 

13 

force in the State or Territory or no longer applies to the 

14 

body; 

15 

 

(ii)  the Ministerial Council agrees to the revocation of the 

16 

declaration. 

17 

 

(4)  A declaration under subsection (2), and a revocation of a 

18 

declaration under subsection (3), are legislative instruments, but 

19 

neither section 42 (disallowance) nor Part 6 (sunsetting) of the 

20 

Legislative Instruments Act 2003 applies to the declaration or 

21 

revocation. 

22 

56  Severability 

23 

 

(1)  Without limiting its effect apart from each of the following 

24 

subsections of this section, this Act also has effect as provided by 

25 

that subsection. 

26 

 

(2)  This Act also has the effect it would have if its operation were 

27 

expressly confined to matters: 

28 

 

(a)  in relation to which the Commonwealth is under an 

29 

obligation under an international agreement, including 

30 

Article 17 of the International Covenant on Civil and 

31 

Political Rights, done at New York on 16 December 1966; or 

32 

 

(b)  that are of international concern, including the matters dealt 

33 

with in paragraphs 9, 10 and 11 of the Guidelines governing 

34 

   

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the Protection of Privacy and Transborder Flows of Personal 

Data, recommended by the Council of the Organisation for 

Economic Co-operation and Development on 11 July 2013. 

Note 1: 

The Covenant is in Australian Treaty Series 1980 No. 23 ([1980] ATS 

23) and could in 2014 be viewed in the Australian Treaties Library on 

the AustLII website (http://www.austlii.edu.au). 

Note 2: 

The Guidelines could in 2014 be viewed on the Organisation for 

Economic Co-operation and Development website 

(http://www.oecd.org). 

 

(3)  This Act also has the effect it would have if its operation were 

10 

expressly confined to acts or omissions that occur outside 

11 

Australia. 

12 

 

(4)  This Act also has the effect it would have if its operation were 

13 

expressly confined to entities that are corporations to which 

14 

paragraph 51(xx) of the Constitution applies. 

15 

 

(5)  This Act also has the effect it would have if its operation were 

16 

expressly confined to acts or omissions that relate to aliens. 

17 

 

(6)  This Act also has the effect it would have if its operation were 

18 

expressly confined to acts or omissions done for purposes relating 

19 

to census or statistics. 

20 

 

(7)  This Act also has the effect it would have if its operation were 

21 

expressly confined to acts done using a postal, telegraphic, 

22 

telephonic or other like service. 

23 

 

(8)  This Act also has the effect it would have if its operation were 

24 

expressly confined to acts or omissions done in connection with the 

25 

provision of benefits to students. 

26 

 

(9)  This Act also has the effect it would have if its operation were 

27 

expressly confined to acts or omissions that occur in a Territory. 

28 

 

(10)  This Act also has the effect it would have if its operation were 

29 

expressly confined to acts or omissions done in the course of trade 

30 

or commerce: 

31 

 

(a)  between Australia and other countries; or 

32 

 

(b)  among the States; or 

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(c)  between a Territory and a State or another Territory. 

 

(11)  A term used in this section and the Constitution has the same 

meaning in this section as it has in the Constitution. 

57  Regulations 

 

(1)  The Governor-General may make regulations prescribing matters: 

 

(a)  required or permitted by this Act to be prescribed; or 

 

(b)  necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or 

giving effect to this Act. 

 

(2)  Before the Governor-General makes regulations under 

subsection (1), the Commonwealth Minister must obtain the 

10 

agreement of the Ministerial Council to the making of the 

11 

regulations. 

12 

 

(3)  Despite subsection 14(2) of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003, 

13 

the regulations made under subsection (1) of this section may make 

14 

provision in relation to a matter by applying, adopting or 

15 

incorporating, with or without modification, a matter contained in 

16 

an instrument or other writing as in force or existing from time. 

17 

 


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