Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2021L00006:reg:17
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2021L00006
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 17
Character Range: 12710–14728

17  Destruction of personal information not to be matched
 (1) If:
 (a) the Chief Executive Medicare holds personal information that was obtained by the Chief Executive Medicare from, or disclosed or provided to the Chief Executive Medicare by, another person or entity for the purpose of facilitating the matching of that information under subsection 132B(1) of the Act; and
 (b) the information is not intended to be matched by the Chief Executive Medicare or an authorised Commonwealth entity under subsection 132B(1) of the Act;
the Chief Executive Medicare must, within 90 days after becoming aware that the information is not intended to be matched, take reasonable steps to destroy the information.
 (2) If:
 (a) an authorised Commonwealth entity holds personal information that was obtained by the Chief Executive Medicare from, or disclosed or provided to the Chief Executive Medicare by, another person or entity for the purpose of facilitating the matching of that information under subsection 132B(1) of the Act; and
 (b) the information is not intended to be matched by the authorised Commonwealth entity under subsection 132B(1) of the Act;
the authorised Commonwealth entity must, within 90 days after becoming aware that the information is not intended to be matched, 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 facilitating 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.

Part 6—Accuracy, completeness and currency of personal information