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:

       (a)     the Minister is satisfied that equivalent State or Territory rules apply to the body; and

      (b)     a Minister of the State or Territory has asked for the exemption; and

       (c)     the Ministerial Council agrees to the exemption.

This Act does not limit rights under other laws and does not limit State and Territory laws that can operate concurrently with this Act.

This Part also contains other rules about the constitutional scope of this Act and about making regulations.