Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L00982:clause:2_5:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L00982
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 2 cl 5 (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 3758–6699

5  Definitions
Note: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in subsection 4(1) or subsection 135AA(11) of the Act, including the following:
(a) agency;
(b) Chief Executive Medicare;
(c) database;
(d) Medicare Benefits Program;
(e) old information;
(f) personal identification components;
(g) Pharmaceutical Benefits Program;
(h)  pharmaceutical entitlements number.
 (1) In this instrument:
Act means the National Health Act 1953.
claims information means information to which section 135AA of the Act applies.
Note: This is set out in subsections 135AA(1) and (2) of the Act.
data minimisation principle means the principle that, when disclosing, using, linking or re‑linking claims information for a particular purpose, only the claims information reasonably needed to achieve the purpose is disclosed, used, linked or re‑linked.
data sharing agreement means a data sharing agreement that complies with Schedule 1, or such an agreement as varied by the parties.
enforcement body has the same meaning as in section 6 of the Privacy Act 1988.
Health Department means the Department administered by the Minister administering the Health Insurance Act 1973.
health provider compliance function means a statutory function, duty or power of the Secretary under the Act, or the Chief Executive Medicare under the Human Services (Medicare) Act 1973, where a health provider is the subject of the performance of the function or the exercise of the duty or power.
Medicare PIN (short for Medicare personal identification number) means a number:
 (a) that is maintained by Services Australia; and
 (b) that is used by Services Australia to identify a particular individual included in the Medicare Benefits Program or the Pharmaceutical Benefits Program; and
 (c) that is neither based on nor derived from the individual's name, date of birth, address, telephone number or Medicare card number; and
 (d) from which, on its own, the individual's identity cannot reasonably be determined; and
 (e) that does not, on its own, reveal any health-related or other personal information about the individual.
permitted purpose means:
 (a) in relation to a linkage authorised by section 14—the relevant permitted purpose under subsection 14(2); and
 (b) in relation to a linkage authorised by section 15—the relevant permitted purpose under subsection 15(2).
primary agency: each of the following is a primary agency:
 (a) the Health Department;
 (b) Services Australia.
Note: Services Australia is an Executive Agency that was established under section 65 of the Public Service Act 1999 by order on 5 December 2019.
principal executive has the same meaning as in the Privacy Act 1988.
Secretary means the Secretary of the Health Department.
secondary agency means an agency that is not a primary agency.

Meaning of references to destroying linked or re‑linked claims information
 (2) In this instrument, a reference to destroying linked