Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2021L00006:reg:15
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2021L00006
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 15
Character Range: 10496–11859

15  Destruction of personal information when no longer needed after matching
 (1) If personal information that has been matched by the Chief Executive Medicare under subsection 132B(1) of the Act is no longer needed for any purpose for which the information was matched, the Chief Executive Medicare must, within 90 days after the information ceases to be needed, take reasonable steps to destroy the information.
 (2) If personal information that has been matched by an authorised Commonwealth entity under subsection 132B(1) of the Act is no longer needed for any purpose for which the information was matched, the authorised Commonwealth entity must, within 90 days after the information ceases to be needed, take reasonable steps to destroy the information.
Note: Each of subsections (1) and (2) is a requirement for the purposes of paragraph 24(2)(a) of the Archives Act 1983.
 (3) The requirements in subsections (1) and (2):
 (a) apply to personal information as held by the Chief Executive Medicare or the authorised Commonwealth entity for the purpose of the matching of that information under subsection 132B(1) of the Act; and
 (b) do not apply to that personal information as held by the Chief Executive Medicare or the authorised Commonwealth entity for another purpose; and
 (c) do not apply to that personal information as held by another person.