Bill
Student Identifiers Bill 2014
passed, as at 2014-06-25. Industry portfolio.
- Sponsor
- Not recorded
- Portfolio
- Industry
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2014-03-27
- second reading — 2014-03-27
- second reading — 2014-06-05
- second reading — 2014-06-05
- third reading — 2014-06-05
- introduced — 2014-06-16
- second reading — 2014-06-16
- second reading — 2014-06-19
- second reading — 2014-06-19
- third reading — 2014-06-19
- passed — 2014-06-19
- royal assent — 2014-06-25
Divisions
No divisions recorded. Most questions are decided on the voices; this does not establish that a bill was unopposed.
Plain-language summary
Written by a model from the explanatory memorandum; not the record, as at 2014-03-27.
The bill would create a unique student identifier for people doing nationally recognised vocational education and training from 1 January 2015.
A Student Identifiers Registrar would assign, collect, use and disclose the identifier and maintain an authenticated transcript of each student's record.
The bill sets up a confidentiality scheme that prohibits collecting, using or disclosing identifiers without authorisation, except in prescribed circumstances, and requires destruction of personal information collected solely for the identifier application.
- Introduces a student identifier for VET students.
- Creates a Student Identifiers Registrar to administer the scheme.
- Establishes an authenticated transcript of an individual's VET record.
- Requires destruction of personal information collected only for the identifier application.
- Makes unauthorised collection, use or disclosure of identifiers an interference with privacy under the Privacy Act 1988.
- Requires the Registrar to protect records from misuse or unauthorised access.
Individuals undertaking nationally recognised vocational education and training, registered training organisations, and state, territory and Commonwealth governments.
Sources
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