3Objects of Act

3 Objects of Act

3 Objects of Act

The objects of this Act are—

(a) to promote, in a manner that recognises the protection of privacy as an integral component, the management and use of government sector data as a public resource that supports good Government policy making, program management and service planning and delivery, and

(b) to remove barriers that impede the sharing of government sector data with the DAC or between other government sector agencies, and

(c) to facilitate the expeditious sharing of government sector data with the DAC or between other government sector agencies, and

(d) to provide protections in connection with data sharing under this Act by—

(i) specifying the purposes for, and the circumstances in, which data sharing is permitted or required, and

(ii) ensuring that data sharing involving health information or personal information continues to be in compliance with the requirements of the privacy legislation concerning the collection, use, disclosure, protection, keeping, retention or disposal of such information, and

(iii) requiring compliance with data sharing safeguards in connection with data sharing.