Social Services Legislation Amendment (Welfare Reform) Act 2018 (26 of 2018)

Schedule 17   Information management

Student Assistance Act 1973

70   Section 345

Repeal the section, substitute:

345 Power to obtain information about a person who owes a debt to the Commonwealth

The Secretary may require a person to give information, or produce a document, to the Department if the Secretary considers the information or document:

(a) would help the Department locate another person (the debtor ) who owes a debt to the Commonwealth under this Act in relation to a student assistance benefit; or

(b) is relevant to the debtor's financial situation.