All personal information that you give us as a traveller will be saved by the Department of Home Affairs (the department). It will be used to assess your eligibility for the TRS.
The Department can share a traveller’s personal information with:
- the Australian Taxation Office
- any retailer that provides you a tax invoice that is part of a TRS claim
- a contracted commercial agency who is facilitating refunds on behalf of the department
- any domestic law enforcement agency.
The Department will collect, use, store and disclose personal information in accordance with the Australian Privacy Principles in Schedule 1 of the Privacy Act 1988.
See how the department handles your personal information, in our privacy policy
