Student Identifiers Regulation 2014

A registered training organisation is authorised to collect or use a student identifier of an individual for either or both of the following purposes:

to meet the organisation’s reporting obligations under the VET standards;

to assist in establishing the individual’s eligibility for a training subsidy.

A registered training organisation is authorised to do any of the following for the purpose of the delivery of a VET course to an individual:

collect the individual’s student identifier from, or disclose the individual’s student identifier to, another registered training organisation or a school;

use the individual’s student identifier.

A registered training organisation is authorised to do any of the following for the purposes of meeting its reporting obligations under the VET standards and its contractual obligations to a VET‑related body:

use a student identifier.

A registered training organisation is authorised to disclose a student identifier of an individual to a VET‑related body (other than a VET Regulator) to assist the body in establishing the individual’s eligibility to a training subsidy.

A registered training organisation is authorised to use or disclose a student identifier for the purposes of section 14 of the Act (request to verify or give a student identifier).

A registered training organisation is authorised to collect, use or disclose a student identifier for the purpose of assisting the Registrar to identify, investigate and resolve a problem that occurred in relation to the assignment of student identifiers.

A registered training organisation is authorised to disclose a student identifier to NCVER for the purpose of meeting the registered training organisation’s obligations under the VET standards.