Commonwealth Numbered Regulations Commonwealth Numbered Regulations(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).