Draft legislation proposed by Federal Government would allow your personal data to be shared...

Krusty · Sep 15, 2020

Draft legislation proposed by Federal Government would allow your personal data to be shared between government agencies

If it sometimes seems like different arms of the government don't talk to each other, it might be because they can't.

There are a raft of laws covering departments, agencies and other government bodies that mean they can't share the data they collect about you.

It's designed to protect your privacy, but the Federal Government thinks it's outdated and has drafted legislation to allow more data-sharing.
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09...share-personal-data-between-agencies/12666792

What will change?
The Data Availability and Transparency Bill would override the different laws and provisions covering data collected by government bodies.

Instead, the National Data Commissioner would oversee a regime to allows data-sharing across the public sector, provided various protections are kept in place.

That would include the likes of Centrelink, the Australian Tax Office, the Department of Home Affairs Department and the Bureau of Statistics, as well as bodies such as the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.

But it could also see public sector information shared with other "accredited" bodies, including universities, think-tanks, businesses and not-for-profit groups.
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