Commonwealth legislation

Data Availability and Transparency Regulations 2022

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Plain English Summary

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These Regulations set rules for sharing government-held data under the Data Availability and Transparency framework. They define terms, create prescribed powers for orders or directions, and specify circumstances in which data sharing is barred by reference to other Commonwealth statutes.

They affect data custodians and agencies (including entities acting under the My Health Records Act) by creating compliance obligations and limits on sharing; decision-making power for exceptions or directions is delegated through the prescribed provisions (regs 4–6; barred circumstances regs 7–13).

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Name

1 Name

Authority

3 Authority

Definitions

4 Definitions

Prescribed provisions

5 Prescribed provisions

Order or direction etc. under prescribed provision

6 Order or direction etc. under prescribed provision

Barred data custodians: entities acting in a capacity under My Health Records Act 2012

7 Barred data custodians: entities acting in a capacity under My Health Records Act 2012

Circumstances in which sharing is barred: Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

8 Circumstances in which sharing is barred: Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

Circumstances in which sharing is barred: Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1983

9 Circumstances in which sharing is barred: Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1983

Circumstances in which sharing is barred: Health Insurance Act 1973

10 Circumstances in which sharing is barred: Health Insurance Act 1973

Circumstances in which sharing is barred: Migration Act 1958

11 Circumstances in which sharing is barred: Migration Act 1958

Circumstances in which sharing is barred: Privacy Act 1988

12 Circumstances in which sharing is barred: Privacy Act 1988

Circumstances in which sharing is barred: Royal Commissions Act 1902

13 Circumstances in which sharing is barred: Royal Commissions Act 1902

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