4Definitions

4 Definitions

4 Definitions

(1) In this Act—

control in relation to data—see subsection (2).

DAC means that part of the Department known as the Data Analytics Centre or such other government sector agency (or part of a government sector agency) as may be prescribed by the regulations.

data means any facts, statistics, instructions, concepts or other information in a form that is capable of being communicated, analysed or processed (whether by an individual or by a computer or other automated means).

data analytics work means the examination and analysis of data for the purpose of drawing conclusions about that data (including, for example, conclusions about the efficacy of Government policies, program management or service planning and delivery by government sector agencies).

data provider means the government sector agency that controls government sector data that is provided under this Act to a data recipient.

data recipient means the government sector agency to which government sector data is provided under this Act.

data sharing safeguards—see Part 3.

Department means the Department of Finance, Services and Innovation.

function includes a power, authority or duty, and exercise a function includes perform a duty.

government sector agency means each of the following—

(a) the DAC,

(b) a government sector agency within the meaning of the Government Sector Employment Act 2013,

(c) a statutory body representing the Crown,

(d) a council, county council or joint organisation within the meaning of the Local Government Act 1993,

(e) a State owned corporation,

(f) a body (whether incorporated or unincorporated) established or continued for a public purpose by or under the provisions of an Act or statutory instrument,

(g) a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Crown in right of the State or an agency, council, corporation or other body referred to in paragraph (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) or (f),

(h) a person or body exercising public official functions declared by the regulations to be a government sector agency for the purposes of this Act.