Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L00982:clause:2_14
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L00982
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 2 cl 14
Character Range: 22575–24253

14  Authorised linkages—all agencies
 (1) For section 13, and subject to sections 16 and 17, a linkage by a primary agency or a secondary agency is authorised if:
 (a) the claims information relates to the same individual; and
 (b) the linkage is by a Medicare PIN; and
 (c) the linkage is necessary for a permitted purpose (see subsection (2));
 (d) as soon as practicable after the purpose for which the information has been linked has been met, the agency destroys the linked claims information; and
 (e) the agency has in place measures to ensure that the linkages of claims information are traceable; and
 (f) the agency makes arrangements, for the purposes of this instrument, for the security of records of linked claims information; and
 (g) the linkage complies with the data minimisation principle.
Note 1: For paragraph (d), see subsection 5(2) for the meaning of references to destroying linked claims information.
Note 2: For paragraph (e), see subsection 5(3) for the meaning of references to tracing linkages of claims information.
Note 3: If the claims information includes old information, it may also be necessary to re-link the old information with the personal identification components—see section 19.
 (2) For paragraph 14(1)(c), a permitted purpose in relation to claims information is a use:
 (a) to which the agency may put the claims information in accordance with section 10; and
 (b) that is authorised by the principal executive of:
 (i) where the linkage is being done by a primary agency—the primary agency; or
 (ii) where the linkage is being done by a secondary agency—the primary agency that disclosed the information to the secondary agency.