Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

DATA-MATCHING PROGRAM (ASSISTANCE AND TAX) ACT 1990 - SECT 5

             (1)  This Act does not limit the application of other laws of the Commonwealth except to the extent (if any) that they are inconsistent with this Act.

             (2)  Guidelines in force under section 17 of the Privacy Act 1988 , in relation to TFN data or tax‑file number information are not breached where an agency has complied with the provisions of this Act.

             (3)  Any oath or declaration made by an officer of a source agency in relation to the recording or disclosure of information is not broken by the officer doing anything for the purposes of, and in the course of, carrying out functions or duties under this Act.