Social Services Legislation Amendment Act 2017 (33 of 2017)

Schedule 2   Automation of income stream review processes

Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

2   After subsection 195(3)

Insert:

(3A) The Minister may, by legislative instrument, specify information required to be given in relation to an income stream received by a person.

(3B) Before making an instrument under subsection (3A), the Minister must consult the Information Commissioner in relation to matters that relate to the privacy functions (within the meaning of the Australian Information Commissioner Act 2010) and have regard to any submissions made by the Information Commissioner because of that consultation.