DENTAL BENEFITS ACT 2008 (NO. 41, 2008) - SECT 41 Authorised disclosure--administration of this Act
DENTAL BENEFITS ACT 2008 (NO. 41, 2008) - SECT 41
Authorised disclosure--administration of this Act(1) For the purposes of subsection 34(4), a person may disclose protected information to:
(a) the Medicare Australia CEO or an employee of Medicare Australia; or
(b) the Chief Executive Officer of Centrelink or an employee of Centrelink; or
(c) the Minister who administers:
(i) this Act; or
(ii) the Medicare Australia Act 1973 ; or
(iii) the Social Security Act 1991 in so far as that Act relates to youth allowance; or
(iv) the A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999 in so far as that Act relates to family tax benefit; or
(v) the ABSTUDY scheme; or
(d) the Secretary of, or an APS employee in, the Department administered by a Minister mentioned in paragraph (c);
if the disclosure is for the purposes of administering this Act.
Note: For the definition of APS employee , see section 17AA of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 .
(2) In this section:
"Centrelink" means the Commonwealth Services Delivery Agency.
"employee of Centrelink" means an employee within the meaning of the Commonwealth Services Delivery Agency Act 1997 .
"family tax benefit" has the same meaning as in the A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999.