47(1)An application for assistance shall be made on a form provided by the Minister and shall be accompanied by the documents prescribed by regulation.

47(2)Subject to section 48.1, the Minister may collect and use the personal information of an individual, except for the individual’s Medicare number, for the purpose of establishing a parent’s eligibility for assistance.

47(3)In a form referred to in subsection (1), the Minister may collect personal information either directly from the individual to whom the information relates or indirectly from another person.

47(4)The Minister may disclose the personal information collected under subsection (2) to an operator of a licensed facility, to an operator of a facility that is subject to an interim permit, or to a person who operates a facility described in subsection 4(2), for the purpose of providing assistance to a parent.