Social Security (Administration) (Public Interest Certificate Guidelines) (DEWR) Determination 2023 (Cth)

Social Security (Administration) (Public Interest Certificate Guidelines) (DEWR) Determination 2023

I, TONY BURKE, Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations make this Determination under paragraph 209(a) of the Social Security (Administration) Act 1999.

Dated 7 September 2023

Tony Burke Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations

Contents Part 1 Preliminary 1 Name 2 Commencement 3 Revocation 4 Authority 5 Definitions 6 Matters to which Secretary must have regard Part 2 Guidelines—public interest certificate (general) 7 Application 8 When a public interest certificate may be given 9 Threat to life, health or welfare 10 Enforcement of laws 11 Proceeds of crime order 12 Missing person 13 Deceased person 14 Public housing administration 15 Operation of the Family Responsibilities Commission 16 Reparations 17 Child protection agencies 18 Public utilities 19 Matters of relevance to a Relevant Department or agency 20 Research and statistical analysis 21 APS Code of Conduct investigations Part 3 Guidelines—public interest certificate (homeless young person) 22 Application 23 When public interest certificate may be given 24 Abuse or violence 25 Verification for payment 26 Reconciliation 27 Assurance

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Name This Determination is the Social Security (Administration) (Public Interest Certificate Guidelines) (DEWR) Determination 2023.

2 Commencement This Determination commences on the day after it is registered.

3 Revocation The Social Security (Administration) (Public Interest Certificate Guidelines) (DEEWR) Determination 2013 is revoked.

4 Authority This Determination is made under paragraph 209(a) of the Act.

5 Definitions In this Determination: Act means the Social Security (Administration) Act 1999.

Code of Conduct has the same meaning as in the Public Service Act 1999. Department means a Department of State of the Commonwealth. DEWR (short for the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations) means the Department responsible for employment policy, including employment services. information means information acquired by an officer in the performance of his or her functions or duties, or in the exercise of his or her powers, under the social security law. officer has the meaning given by section 201A of the Act. public interest certificate means a certificate that may be given by the Secretary for the purposes of paragraph 208(1)(a) of the Act. Relevant Department means a Department of State of the Commonwealth that is administered by a Minister who administers any part of the social security law or the family assistance law. Relevant Minister means: (a) a Minister of State administering any part of: (i) the social security law; or (ii) the family assistance law; or (iii) the Human Services (Centrelink) Act 1997; or (iv) the Human Services (Medicare) Act 1973; or (b) the Prime Minister. service organisation has the meaning given by subsection 202(2D) of the Act. Note 1 A number of expressions used in this Determination are defined in the Act: (a) 1991 Act (b) social security law. Note 2 The following expressions are defined in the 1991 Act and have the same meaning in the Act (see subsection 3(2) of the Act): (a) family assistance law (b) family member (c) relationship parent (d) Secretary (e) social security payment