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What information we collect
We collect personal information about:
- you, your partner and your children or children in your care
- your approved child care service provider.
This includes:
- your name, date of birth, tax file number (TFN) and other identity details
- contact details, such as your address
- information to determine your eligibility and entitlement for Child Care Subsidy and Additional Child Care Subsidy.
Why we collect this information
We collect this information so that we can process and manage your claim and payments and provide services to you. If we can’t collect certain information, we might not be able to:
- process your claim
- determine your eligibility for a payment
- provide other services to you.
We use automated decision-making systems and tools to help us provide the services and undertake the activities described in this privacy notice. We might use your personal information with those systems and tools. If we do, we’ll comply with all applicable laws when using them. Our use of these systems and tools doesn’t affect any rights you might have to request a review of a decision we make.
How we’re authorised to collect your information
We collect, use and disclose your personal information in line with the:
- A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999
- A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999
- Privacy Act 1988.
Who we might share your information with
As part of our work, we sometimes need to share your information. We only share your information with other parties where you’ve agreed or where the law allows or requires it.
We might share your information with:
- the Australian Government Department of Education
- your approved child care provider
- other parties where the release is authorised by law, including for the purpose of research or investigations.
Where to find more information
You can find out more about:
- your right to privacy
- our Privacy Policy, which tells you how you can manage or correct your information and how to make a privacy complaint or give us feedback
- Centrelink’s Personal Information Policy, which tells you how we handle your personal information.