Under the provisions of section 208(1)(b) of the Social Security (Administration) Act 1999, the Secretary of the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs may disclose information to the Secretary of another Department of the Commonwealth or the head of an authority of the Commonwealth. The specific information authorised for disclosure to each Commonwealth Department and Authority is prescribed in a document called a Certificate of Disclosure.
The Certificate of Disclosure specifies:
The Certificate of Disclosure is very specific. Only the information specified in the Certificate of Disclosure may be disclosed. There is no discretion to release information not specified.
VEA? [3]
When requesting the supply of information, a section 128 [3] VEA notice signed by a DVA officer with the relevant delegation must be forwarded to Centrelink. The request must state:
Under the terms of paragraph 11 of the current Certificate of Disclosure (dated 8 August 1999), information can be disclosed to DVA to:
Assessment of a claim
Section 2.1.4 Assessment of a claim [11]
Chapter 12.5 Reviews and Appeals [13]
Review of pension
Chapter 12.5 [13]
The Department of Veterans' Affairs.
Centrelink is a Government service delivery agency responsible for delivering a range of Commonwealth Government services (including social security pensions and allowances) to the Australian community through a network of more than 400 Centrelink offices.
Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986.
Links
[1] https://clik.dva.gov.au/user/login?destination=node/16758%23comment-form
[2] https://clik.dva.gov.au/%23
[3] https://clik.dva.gov.au/service-eligibility-assistant-updates/all-determinations-order-date-signed-oldest-most-recent/determinations-under-vea
[4] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16758#tgt-cspol_part12_ftn72
[5] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16758#tgt-cspol_part12_ftn73
[6] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16758#tgt-cspol_part12_ftn74
[7] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16758#tgt-cspol_part12_ftn75
[8] clikpopup://DEF/VEA
[9] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16758#tgt-cspol_part12_ftn76
[10] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16758#tgt-cspol_part12_ftn77
[11] https://clik.dva.gov.au/compensation-and-support-policy-library/part-2-applying-pension/21-claims/214-assessment-claim
[12] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16758#ref-cspol_part12_ftn72
[13] https://clik.dva.gov.au/compensation-and-support-policy-library/part-12-compliance-and-obligations/125-reviews-and-appeals
[14] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16758#ref-cspol_part12_ftn73
[15] https://clik.dva.gov.au/compensation-and-support-policy-library/part-12-compliance-and-obligations/123-data-matching
[16] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16758#ref-cspol_part12_ftn74
[17] https://clik.dva.gov.au/compensation-and-support-policy-library/part-3-income-support-eligibility/38-restrictions-dual-pensions
[18] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16758#ref-cspol_part12_ftn75
[19] https://clik.dva.gov.au/compensation-and-support-policy-library/part-12-compliance-and-obligations/126-overpayments
[20] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16758#ref-cspol_part12_ftn76
[21] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16758#ref-cspol_part12_ftn77