Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) The Secretary may disclose VET information to an agency, body or person referred to in subsection (2) for any of the following purposes (a permitted purpose ):
(a) improving the provision of vocational education and training;
(b) research relating to the provision of vocational education and training, including research relating to:
(i) quality assurance; or
(ii) planning the provision of vocational education and training.
(2) The agencies, bodies and persons to which the Secretary may disclose VET information under this section are the following:
(a) a State or Territory agency;
(b) an approved course provider;
(c) a person who performs services for or on behalf of an approved course provider;
(d) a body or association determined, by legislative instrument, by the Minister for the purposes of this paragraph.
(3) However, if the information was provided by an approved course provider, the Secretary may only disclose the information to a person referred to in paragraph (2)(b), (c) or (d) if the provider consents to that disclosure.