Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2019A00121:clause:1_132f
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2019A00121
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 132F
Character Range: 9770–11619

132F  Data‑matching principles
 (1) The Minister must, by legislative instrument, make principles in relation to the matching of information under subsection 132B(1) by:
 (a) the Chief Executive Medicare; and
 (b) an authorised Commonwealth entity.
 (2) Without limiting subsection (1), the principles must:
 (a) require the Chief Executive Medicare to establish and maintain a publicly available register of the kinds of information matched by the Chief Executive Medicare or an authorised Commonwealth entity under subsection 132B(1); and
 (b) require the Chief Executive Medicare to keep records of information matched by the Chief Executive Medicare under subsection 132B(1); and
 (c) require an authorised Commonwealth entity to keep records of information matched by the Commonwealth entity under subsection 132B(1); and
 (d) require the Chief Executive Medicare and an authorised Commonwealth entity to take reasonable steps to destroy personal information that has been matched under subsection 132B(1) if the information is no longer needed for any purpose for which the information was matched; and
 (e) require the Chief Executive Medicare and an authorised Commonwealth entity to take reasonable steps to ensure that personal information that is matched under subsection 132B(1) is accurate, complete and up to date; and
 (f) require the Chief Executive Medicare and an authorised Commonwealth entity not to match information for a permitted purpose under subsection 132B(1) unless the Chief Executive Medicare is satisfied that the matching is reasonably necessary for that purpose.
 (3) In making principles under subsection (1), the Minister must take into account the guidelines (if any) on data‑matching in Australian Government administration made by the Information Commissioner under paragraph 28(1)(a) of the Privacy Act 1988.