Tag: data sharing

States ‘aligned’ on digital identity, data sharing

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
State, territory and Commonwealth digital ministers have agreed to press ahead with the Prime Minister’s plan for national consistent digital identity and data sharing schemes, and noted the rollout...

National Cabinet developing data-sharing agreement

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Federal and state governments will work on a new intergovernmental agreement on data-sharing, as plans to greatly increase the sharing of public sector-held information continue. The intergovernmental agreement, which...

FOI exemption on data sharing queried

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The privacy watchdog has urged the government to reverse its plan to exempt any information sent under its new data-sharing scheme from Freedom of Information requests. Legislation introducing a...

Govt data sharing plan ‘violates expectations’

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
New laws that “fundamentally change” the way the federal government handles the personal data of Australians will have “enormous consequences” for individual privacy, civil and digital rights groups have...

AMA raises alarm over data sharing plan

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Australian Medical Association has sounded the alarm over the federal government’s flagship new data-sharing scheme, warning there are no minimum privacy protections and that private health information could...

Sweeping data sharing scheme hits roadblock

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
After three years in the works, the government’s long-awaited data sharing scheme for public sector information has been knocked back at the first test, with a group of senators...

Data sharing reforms finally hit the Parliament

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Legislation facilitating the significantly expanded sharing of public sector data between agencies and other entities including universities – sometimes without consent – has been introduced to Parliament after more...

Govt unveils public sector data-sharing regime

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government has finally unveiled draft legislation outlining a new data-sharing regime for public sector information, which would involve far more data being shared across agencies and to...

CLOUD Act data sharing deal concerns

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
There are calls for the federal government to put on hold its plans to secure a data-sharing deal with the US during the coronavirus pandemic so proper scrutiny can...