Student Identifiers Act 2014 (Cth)

Student Identifiers Act 2014

No. 36, 2014

Compilation No. 8

Compilation date: 14 October 2024

Includes amendments: Act No. 38, 2024

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This compilation

This is a compilation of the Student Identifiers Act 2014 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 14 October 2024 (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

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Contents Part 1—Preliminary 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Simplified outline of this Act 4 Definitions 5 Act to bind the Crown 6 Extension to external Territories 7 Extraterritorial application Part 2—Student identifiers Division 1—Simplified outline of this Part 8 Simplified outline of this Part Division 2—Assignment of student identifiers etc. 9 Application for the assignment of an identifier 10 Assignment of an identifier by the Registrar 11 Destruction of personal information collected for the purpose of making an application 12 Registrar to resolve problems in relation to the assignment of student identifiers 13 Review by the Administrative Review Tribunal Division 3—Verification or giving of student identifiers 14 Request to verify or give a student identifier 15 Verification or giving of a student identifier Division 4—Protection of records of student identifiers 16 Records of student identifiers must be protected from misuse etc. Division 5—Collection, use or disclosure of student identifiers 17 Unauthorised collection, use or disclosure of student identifiers 18 Collection, use or disclosure by the Registrar 18A Collection, use or disclosure for administration of VET student loans 18B Collection, use or disclosure for purposes of higher education 18C Collection, use or disclosure for purposes of education services for overseas students 19 Collection, use or disclosure with the individual's consent 20 Collection, use or disclosure relating to unlawful activities etc. 21 Collection, use or disclosure for law enforcement purposes etc. 22 Collection, use or disclosure authorised by regulations Division 6—Interaction with the Privacy Act 1988 23 Contraventions that are interferences with the privacy of an individual 24 Additional functions of the Information Commissioner 25 Use or disclosure of personal information authorised for the purposes of the Privacy Act 1988 Part 3—Authenticated VET transcripts 26 Simplified outline of this Part 27 Individual may be given access to an authenticated VET transcript etc. 28 Entities that may be given access to an authenticated VET transcript etc. 29 Requirement relating to extracts from authenticated VET transcripts Part 3A—Civil penalties and infringement notices 29A Simplified outline of this Part 29B Civil penalties—applications for student identifiers 29C Civil penalties—authenticated VET transcripts etc. 29D Enforcement under Regulatory Powers Act—civil penalty provisions 29E Enforcement under Regulatory Powers Act—infringement notices Part 4—Student Identifiers Registrar etc. Division 1—Simplified outline of this Part 30 Simplified outline of this Part Division 2—Student Identifiers Registrar Subdivision A—Functions and powers 31 Student Identifiers Registrar 32 Functions of the Registrar 33 Commonwealth Minister may give directions to the Registrar 33A Education Minister may give directions to the Registrar Subdivision B—Appointment of Registrar 34 Appointment 35 Term of appointment 36 Acting Registrar Subdivision C—Terms and conditions of appointment 37 Remuneration and allowances 38 Leave of absence 39 Outside employment 40 Disclosure of interests 41 Other terms and conditions 42 Resignation 43 Termination of appointment Subdivision D—Delegation 44 Delegation by the Registrar Division 3—Staff and consultants assisting Registrar 45 Staff 46 Secondment of Commonwealth, State or Territory officers etc. 47 Consultants Division 4—Special Account 48 Student Identifiers Special Account 49 Credits to the Account 50 Purposes of the Account Division 5—Annual report 51 Annual report Part 5—Other matters 52 Simplified outline of this Part 53 Issue of VET qualifications etc. 53A Conferral of regulated higher education awards 54 Saving of other laws and remedies 55 Disapplication of Division 5 of Part 2 56 Severability 57 Regulations Endnotes Endnote 1—About the endnotes Endnote 2—Abbreviation key Endnote 3—Legislation history Endnote 4—Amendment history