11Meaning of restricted attribute of an individual

11 Meaning of restricted attribute of an individual

(1) A restricted attribute of an individual means: (a) health information (within the meaning of the Privacy Act 1988) about the individual; or (b) an identifier of the individual that has been issued or assigned by or on behalf of: (i) the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory; or (ii) an authority or agency of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory; or (iii) a government of a foreign country; or (c) information or an opinion about the individual’s criminal record; or (d) information or an opinion about the individual’s membership of a professional or trade association; or (e) information or an opinion about the individual’s membership of a trade union; or (f) other information or opinion that is associated with an individual and is prescribed by the Accreditation Rules. (2) Without limiting paragraph (1)(b), an identifier of an individual includes the following: (a) the individual’s tax file number (within the meaning of section 202A of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936); (b) the individual’s medicare number (within the meaning of Part VII of the National Health Act 1953); (c) the individual’s healthcare identifier (within the meaning of the Healthcare Identifiers Act 2010); (d) if the person holds a driver’s licence issued under the law of a State or Territory—the number of that driver’s licence.