Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

DATA-MATCHING PROGRAM (ASSISTANCE AND TAX) ACT 1990 - NOTES

No. 20, 1991

Compilation No. 41

Compilation date: 26 March 2023

Includes amendments up to: Act No. 4, 2023

Registered: 27 March 2023

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Data-matching Program (Assistance and Tax) Act 1990 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 26  March 2023 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Legislation Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.

Editorial changes

For more information about any editorial changes made in this compilation, see the endnotes.

Modifications

If the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. For more information on any modifications, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.

Self-repealing provisions

If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.

Contents

Part 1--Preliminary

1 Short title

2 Commencement

2A Application of the Criminal Code

3 Interpretation

3A Directions by Secretary of the Social Services Department

3B Norfolk Island

Part 2--Data-matching

4 Matching agency

5 Effect of other Acts

6 Matching of data

7 Steps in data matching cycle

8 Data may be sent on-line

9 Length of data matching cycle

10 Source agencies may use results of data program

11 Notice of proposed action

12 Rules relating to privacy

13 Investigations of breaches of privacy

14 Complaints of breaches of privacy

15 Confidentiality

15A Appropriation

Endnotes

Endnote 1--About the endnotes

Endnote 2--Abbreviation key

Endnote 3--Legislation history

Endnote 4--Amendment history

Endnotes

Endnote 1--About the endnotes

The endnotes provide information about this compilation and the compiled law.

The following endnotes are included in every compilation:

Endnote 1--About the endnotes

Endnote 2--Abbreviation key

Endnote 3--Legislation history

Endnote 4--Amendment history

Abbreviation key--Endnote 2

The abbreviation key sets out abbreviations that may be used in the endnotes.

Legislation history and amendment history--Endnotes 3 and 4

Amending laws are annotated in the legislation history and amendment history.

The legislation history in endnote 3 provides information about each law that has amended (or will amend) the compiled law. The information includes commencement details for amending laws and details of any application, saving or transitional provisions that are not included in this compilation.

The amendment history in endnote 4 provides information about amendments at the provision (generally section or equivalent) level. It also includes information about any provision of the compiled law that has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law.

Editorial changes

The Legislation Act 2003 authorises First Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial and presentational changes to a compiled law in preparing a compilation of the law for registration. The changes must not change the effect of the law. Editorial changes take effect from the compilation registration date.

If the compilation includes editorial changes, the endnotes include a brief outline of the changes in general terms. Full details of any changes can be obtained from the Office of Parliamentary Counsel.

Misdescribed amendments

A misdescribed amendment is an amendment that does not accurately describe how an amendment is to be made. If, despite the misdescription, the amendment can be given effect as intended, then the misdescribed amendment can be incorporated through an editorial change made under section  15V of the Legislation Act 2003.

If a misdescribed amendment cannot be given effect as intended, the amendment is not incorporated and "(md not incorp)" is added to the amendment history.

Endnote 2--Abbreviation key

 

ad = added or inserted	o = order(s)
am = amended	Ord = Ordinance
amdt = amendment	orig = original
c = clause(s)	par = paragraph(s)/subparagraph(s)
C[x] = Compilation No. x	/sub-subparagraph(s)
Ch = Chapter(s)	pres = present
def = definition(s)	prev = previous
Dict = Dictionary	(prev ... ) = previously
disallowed = disallowed by Parliament	Pt = Part(s)
Div = Division(s)	r = regulation(s)/rule(s)
ed = editorial change	reloc = relocated
exp = expires/expired or ceases/ceased to have	renum = renumbered
effect	rep = repealed
F = Federal Register of Legislation	rs = repealed and substituted
gaz = gazette	s = section(s)/subsection(s)
LA = Legislation Act 2003	Sch = Schedule(s)
LIA = Legislative Instruments Act 2003	Sdiv = Subdivision(s)
(md) = misdescribed amendment can be given	SLI = Select Legislative Instrument
effect	SR = Statutory Rules
(md not incorp) = misdescribed amendment	Sub-Ch = Sub-Chapter(s)
cannot be given effect	SubPt = Subpart(s)
mod = modified/modification	underlining = whole or part not
No. = Number(s)	commenced or to be commenced

Endnote 3--Legislation history

 

Act	Number and year	Assent	Commencement	Application, saving and transitional provisions
Data-matching Program (Assistance and Tax) Act 1990	20, 1991	23 Jan 1991	23 Jan 1991 (s 2)
Social Security Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1991	115, 1991	27 June 1991	Sch 3: 1 July 1991 (s 2(3), (4))	--
Social Security Legislation Amendment Act (No. 3) 1991	175, 1991	25 Nov 1991	Sch: 12 Nov 1991 (s 2(3))	--
Social Security Legislation Amendment Act (No. 4) 1991	194, 1991	13 Dec 1991	Sch 5 (Pt 1): 13 Dec 1991 (s 2(1)(h))	--
Social Security Legislation Amendment Act 1992	81, 1992	30 June 1992	Sch 2 (Pt 1): 30 June 1992 (s 2(1)(g)) Sch 2 (Pt 6): 1 July 1992 (s 2(14)(c))	--
as amended by
Statute Law Revision Act 1996	43, 1996	25 Oct 1996	Sch 3 (item 53): 30 June 1992 (s 2(3))	--
Student Assistance Amendment Act 1992	138, 1992	19 Nov 1992	s 25: 19 Nov 1992 (s 2(1))	--
Data-matching Program (Assistance and Tax) Amendment Act 1992	205, 1992	21 Dec 1992	s 7: 22 Jan 1993 (s 2(2)) Remainder: 21 Dec 1992 (s 2(1))	--
Social Security Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1992	229, 1992	24 Dec 1992	Sch 2 (items 39, 40): 1 Jan 1993 (s 2(21)(d))	--
Social Security (Budget and Other Measures) Legislation Amendment Act 1993	121, 1993	24 Dec 1993	s 91-96: 24 Dec 1994 (s 2(1)(d), (2), (3)) Sch 1 (item 52): 20 Mar 1994 (s 2(8)(a))	--
Social Security (Home Child Care and Partner Allowances) Legislation Amendment Act 1994	55, 1994	7 Apr 1994	Sch 1 (item 19): 29 Sept 1994 (s 2(2)) Sch 2 (Pt 2): 20 Sept 1994 (s 2(3))	--
Social Security Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1994	109, 1994	12 July 1994	s 55: 1 July 1994 (s 2(3))	--
Veterans' Affairs (1994-95 Budget Measures) Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1994	164, 1994	16 Dec 1994	Sch 6 (item 2): 16 Dec 1994 (s 2(1))	--
Social Security (Parenting Allowance and Other Measures) Legislation Amendment Act 1994	174, 1994	16 Dec 1994	Sch 1 (item 158): 1 July 1995 (s 2(1)) Sch 4 (items 37, 43): 1 Jan 1995 (s 2(5))	--
Student Assistance (Youth Training Allowance--Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 1994	184, 1994	23 Dec 1994	Sch 3 (item 4): 1 Jan 1995 (s 2)	--
Social Security Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 1995	104, 1995	29 Sept 1995	Sch 18: 29 Sept 1995 (s 2(1))	--
Social Security (Non-Budget Measures) Legislation Amendment Act 1995	105, 1995	29 Sept 1995	s 55-58: 29 Sept 1995 (s 2(1))	s 55 and 58
Social Security Legislation Amendment (Family Measures) Act 1995	106, 1995	29 Sept 1995	Sch 5: 1 Feb 1996 (s 2(2))	--
Social Security Legislation Amendment (Carer Pension and Other Measures) Act 1995	143, 1995	12 Dec 1995	Sch 2 (items 3-10): 12 Dec 1995 (s 2(1)) Sch 2 (items 11-13): 1 Jan 1996 (s 2(3)(a))	--
Statute Law Revision Act 1996	43, 1996	25 Oct 1996	Sch 2 (item 48): 1 July 1991 (s 2(2))	--
Social Security Legislation Amendment (Budget and Other Measures) Act 1996	84, 1996	23 Dec 1996	Sch 2 (item 11): 1 July 1997 (s 2(4))	--
Social Security Legislation Amendment (Newly Arrived Resident's Waiting Periods and Other Measures) Act 1997	5, 1997	4 Mar 1997	Sch 3: 30 June 1996 (s 2(2))	--
Commonwealth Services Delivery Agency (Consequential Amendments) Act 1997	29, 1997	17 Apr 1997	Sch 2 (items 15-24): 1 July 1997 (s 2)	--
Income Tax (Consequential Amendments) Act 1997	39, 1997	17 Apr 1997	Sch 3 (item 57): 1 July 1997 (s 2)	--
Social Security Legislation Amendment (Work for the Dole) Act 1997	109, 1997	7 July 1997	Sch 2: 7 July 1997 (s 2)	--
Child Care Payments (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act 1997	196, 1997	8 Dec 1997	Sch 1 (items 9, 10): repealed before commencing (s 2(3))	--
as repealed by
A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Consequential and Related Measures) Act (No. 1) 1999	82, 1999	8 July 1999	Sch 2 (item 2): 18 June 2000 (s 2(3))	--
Social Security Legislation Amendment (Parenting and Other Measures) Act 1997	197, 1997	11 Dec 1997	Sch 6: 11 Dec 1997 (s 2(1), (8))	--
Social Security and Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Family and Other Measures) Act 1997	202, 1997	16 Dec 1997	Sch 23: 16 Dec 1997 (s 2(1))	--
Social Security Legislation Amendment (Youth Allowance Consequential and Related Measures) Act 1998	45, 1998	17 June 1998	Sch 5 (items 28, 29) and Sch 13 (item 9): 1 July 1998 (s 2(1))	--
Social Security and Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Budget and Other Measures) Act 1998	93, 1998	15 July 1998	Sch 7 (item 11): 1 Apr 1998 (s 2(9))	--
Data-matching Program (Assistance and Tax) Amendment Act 1998	111, 1998	7 Dec 1998	7 Dec 1998 (s 2)	Sch 1 (item 2)
A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Consequential and Related Measures) Act (No. 2) 1999	83, 1999	8 July 1999	Sch 5: 1 July 2000 (s 2(2))	--
as amended by
Family and Community Services Legislation Amendment (1999 Budget and Other Measures) Act 1999	172, 1999	10 Dec 1999	Sch 2 (item 1): 8 July 1999 (s 2(4))	--
Youth Allowance Consolidation Act 2000	106, 2000	6 July 2000	Sch 5 (item 1): 6 July 2000 (s 2(1))	--
Family and Community Services (2000 Budget and Related Measures) Act 2000	138, 2000	24 Nov 2000	Sch 4 (item 1): 1 Jan 2001 (s 2(2)(c))	--
Family and Community Services Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001	137, 2001	1 Oct 2001	s 4 and Sch 1 (items 68, 69): 2 Oct 2001 (s 2(1))	s 4
Military Rehabilitation and Compensation (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2004	52, 2004	27 Apr 2004	Sch 3 (item 13): 1 July 2004 (s 2(1) item 6)	--
Social Security and Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Act 2006	108, 2006	27 Sept 2006	Sch 8 (items 82-86): 27 Sept 2006 (s 2(1) item  11)	--
Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (2008 Budget and Other Measures) Act 2008	63, 2008	30 June 2008	s 4: 30 June 2008 (s 2(1) item 1) Sch 3 (items 1, 2): 1 Sept 2008 (s 2(1) item 6)	s 4 and Sch 3 (item 2)
Statute Law Revision Act 2008	73, 2008	3 July 2008	Sch 1 (items 17, 18): 3 July 2008 (s 2(1) item 10)	--
Freedom of Information Amendment (Reform) Act 2010	51, 2010	31 May 2010	Sch 5 (items 27-31) and Sch 7: 1 Nov 2010 (s 2(1) item 7)	Sch 7
Paid Parental Leave (Consequential Amendments) Act 2010	105, 2010	14 July 2010	Sch 1 (items 34, 35) and Sch 2 (items 1, 2): 1 Oct 2010 (s 2(1) items 9, 14)	Sch 2 (items 1, 2)
Statute Law Revision Act 2011	5, 2011	22 Mar 2011	Sch 7 (item 46): 19 Apr 2011 (s 2(1) item 18)	--
Human Services Legislation Amendment Act 2011	32, 2011	25 May 2011	Sch 4 (items 56-67): 1 July 2011 (s 2(1) item 3)	--
Paid Parental Leave and Other Legislation Amendment (Dad and Partner Pay and Other Measures) Act 2012	109, 2012	22 July 2012	Sch 1 (item 106): 1 Oct 2012 (s 2(1) item 2)	--
Privacy Amendment (Enhancing Privacy Protection) Act 2012	197, 2012	12 Dec 2012	Sch 5 (items 157-161, 163) and Sch 6 (items  15-19): 12 Mar 2014 (s 2(1) items 11, 13, 19) Sch 5 (item 162) and Sch 6 (item 1): 12 Dec 2012 (s 2(1) items 12, 16)	Sch 6 (items 1, 15-19)
Statute Law Revision Act (No. 1) 2014	31, 2014	27 May 2014	Sch 9 (item 2): 24 June 2014 (s 2(1) item  9)	--
Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Seniors Health Card and Other Measures) Act 2014	98, 2014	11 Sept 2014	Sch 3 (items 1-17): 12 Sept 2014 (s 2(1) item 2)	--
Statute Law Revision Act (No. 1) 2015	5, 2015	25 Feb 2015	Sch 1 (item 14): 25 Mar 2015 (s 2(1) item 2)	--
Norfolk Island Legislation Amendment Act 2015	59, 2015	26 May 2015	Sch 2 (item 121): 1 July 2016 (s 2(1) item  5) Sch 2 (items 356-396): 18 June 2015 (s 2(1) item 6)	Sch 2 (items 356-396)
as amended by
Territories Legislation Amendment Act 2016	33, 2016	23 Mar 2016	Sch 2: 24 Mar 2016 (s 2(1) item 2)	--
Acts and Instruments (Framework Reform) (Consequential Provisions) Act 2015	126, 2015	10 Sept 2015	Sch 1 (items 164, 165): 5 Mar 2016 (s 2(1) item 2)	--
Services Australia Governance Amendment Act 2020	104, 2020	20 Nov 2020	Sch 1 (items 18, 19, 66): 1 Feb 2020 (s 2(1) item 2)	Sch 1 (item 66)
Paid Parental Leave Amendment (Improvements for Families and Gender Equality) Act 2023	4, 2023	10 Mar 2023	Sch 2 (items 13, 14) and Sch 3 (items 1, 2, 4): 26 Mar 2023 (s 2(1) item  1)	Sch 3 (items 1, 2, 4)

Endnote 4--Amendment history

 

Provision affected	How affected
Part 1
s 2A....................	ad No 137, 2001
s 3.....................	am No 115, 1991; No 175, 1991; No 194, 1991; No 81, 1992; No 138, 1992; No 229, 1992; No 121, 1993; No 55, 1994; No 109, 1994; No 164, 1994; No 174, 1994; No 184, 1994; No 104, 1995; No 105, 1995; No 106, 1995; No 143, 1995; No 43, 1996; No 84, 1996; No 29, 1997; No 39, 1997; No 109, 1997; No 197, 1997; No 202, 1997; No  45, 1998; No 83, 1999; No 106, 2000; No 52, 2004; No 63, 2008; No 73, 2008; No 105, 2010; No 32, 2011; No 109, 2012; No 98, 2014; No 104, 2020; No 4, 2023
s 3A....................	ad No 29, 1997
	am No 108, 2006; No 32, 2011; No 98, 2014; No 126, 2015
s 3B....................	ad No 59, 2015
Part 2
s 4.....................	am No 29, 1997; No 32, 2011; No 98, 2014
s 5.....................	am No 197, 2012
s 7.....................	am No 81, 1992; No 205, 1992; No 121, 1993; No 105, 1995; No 143, 1995; No 5, 1997; No 197, 1997; No 138, 2000
s 8.....................	rs No 197, 1997
s 9.....................	am No 205, 1992
s 10....................	am No 81, 1992; No 121, 1993; No 29, 1997; No 51, 2010; No 5, 2011; No 32, 2011
s 11....................	am No 81, 1992; No 205, 1992
s 12....................	am No 205, 1992; No 121, 1993; No 143, 1995; No 108, 2006
	rs No 51, 2010
	am No 197, 2012; No 126, 2015
s 13....................	am No 51, 2010; No 197, 2012
s 14....................	am No 51, 2010; No 197, 2012
s 15....................	am No 137, 2001
s 15A...................	ad No 121, 1993
	am No 5, 2015
Part 3...................	rep No 31, 2014
s 16....................	rep No 31, 2014
s 17....................	rep No 31, 2014
s 18....................	rep No 31, 2014
s 19....................	rep No 31, 2014
s 20....................	rep No 31, 2014
s 21....................	am No 205, 1992; No 121, 1993
	rs No 143, 1995
	rep No 111, 1998
Schedule.................	rep No 51, 2010