Child Care Subsidy (CCS) tip-off form
The Department of Education (the department) wants to hear from you if you have information related to people or child care organisations who are not complying with their obligations under the Family Assistance Law and/or are trying to defraud the Child Care Subsidy (CCS) program. Those who defraud the CCS program gain an unfair advantage by intentionally doing the wrong thing.
If you have information about someone you think might be defrauding the CCS program or not complying with their obligations under the Family Assistance Law, you can report it to us anonymously online.
The tip-off form (the form) is anonymous and takes about 10 minutes to complete.
Try to provide us with as much detail as you can so we are able to fully assess the information provided in this form.
Privacy statement
Your personal information is protected by law, including the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth).
Personal and sensitive information
Personal information is information or an opinion about an identified individual, or an individual who is reasonably identifiable. Personal information includes an individual’s name and contact details.
Sensitive information is a subset of personal information. It includes information or an opinion about your racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious beliefs or affiliations, philosophical beliefs, membership of associations or unions, sexual orientation or practices, criminal record, or health, genetic or biometric information.
You can remain anonymous when submitting this form. If you choose to provide any personal information about yourself or someone else, it will be handled in accordance with this privacy statement.
Purpose of collecting your information
The personal information, including any sensitive information, provided in this form is collected by the department for the purposes of administrating the CCS program, including undertaking the department’s functions and activities under the Family Assistance Law and preventing, detecting, investigating, dealing with, or reporting on, suspected fraud and non-compliance connected to the CCS program.
The personal information provided may also be used for other purposes where you have agreed, or where it is otherwise permitted under the Privacy Act.
If you do not provide some or all of the information requested, the department may not be able to investigate your tip-off.
Disclosure of your personal information
The department may disclose the personal information you have provided in this form to other third parties, including bodies investigating matters relevant to your tip-off.
These bodies may include:
- the Australian Federal Police Services Australia
- the Australian Taxation Office Commonwealth
- State and Territory education and care regulatory authorities
- other Commonwealth, State and Territory government agencies and
- Qualtrics to enable them to provide support services to the department in relation to the administration of this online tip-off form.
Your personal information may also be disclosed to other parties where you have agreed, or where it is otherwise permitted under the Privacy Act.
If the information you provide (including any personal information) does not relate to the activities or functions of the department, but does more appropriately relate to the activities or functions of another Commonwealth, State or Territory body (including law enforcement body), we may share the information with that other body.
Your personal information is unlikely to be disclosed to overseas recipients.
Privacy Policy
The department’s Privacy Policy contains more information about how the department will manage your personal information, including how to seek access to, or correction of, your personal information and how you can make a complaint related to your personal information. To contact the department about your personal information email privacy@education.gov.au.
Privacy acknowledgement
By checking this box, I confirm that I have read and understood this privacy statement and agree to the department’s collection of my personal information (including any sensitive information) where relevant and the handling of personal information in accordance with this privacy statement.