Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Further 2012 Budget and Other Measures) Act 2012 (154 of 2012)

Schedule 3   Social Security Appeals Tribunal

Part 1   Amendments

Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

156   After clause 19 of Schedule 3

Insert:

19A Disclosure of confidential information - threat to life, health or welfare

(1) A member of the SSAT may divulge or communicate information if the information concerns a threat to the life, health or welfare of a person and either of the following applies:

(a) the member believes on reasonable grounds that the divulging or the communication is necessary to prevent or lessen the threat;

(b) there is reason to suspect that the threat may afford evidence that an offence may be, or has been, committed against a person and the member divulges or communicates the information for the purpose of preventing, investigating or prosecuting such an offence.

(2) Subclause (1) applies despite subclause 19(3) and any other provision of the social security law or the family assistance law.