Chapter 6.3: Privacy, secrecy and proof of identity

In this chapter

This chapter describes the Child Support Agency's responsibility to meet the secrecy provisions in the Registration and Collection Act and the Assessment Act, and the Information Privacy Principles in the Privacy Act 1988. It explains the proof of identity CSA will require from its customers and the circumstances when a customer representative can obtain or provide information on behalf of a CSA customer. It also explains the special measures that CSA uses to protect the personal information of certain high-risk customers.

Contents

Privacy Act

Tax file numbers and taxation information

CSA secrecy provisions

Collection and use of third party information

Proof of identity

Customer's authorised representatives

Restricted Access Information

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WA ex-nuptial cases

The information in this chapter applies to WA ex-nuptial children.

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Version 1.5

Issued 1 January 2008

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