All personal information provided by travellers will be retained by the Department of Home Affairs (the Department), and used to assess their eligibility for the TRS.
The Department can share a traveller’s personal information with:
- the Australian Taxation Office
- any retailer that provides a tax invoice that is included as 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