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adopted to overcome identifiable problems with the quality of data and to standardise data items; and
e.                    security features included in the program to control and minimise access to personal information, including through regular review of the program.
3)                   The matching agency must:
              1. maintain a copy of the technical standards report;
              2. provide a copy of the technical standards report to the Information Commissioner; and
              3. provide copies of the technical standards report to the source agencies.
     1. Compliance with technical standards report
           1)                   Agencies must comply with the technical standards report.
13.              Variation of the technical standards report
1)                   The Information Commissioner may require the contents of the technical standards report to be varied.
2)                   Agencies must comply with any variation to the technical standards report.
3)                   A failure to comply with a technical standards report as varied will be taken to be a contravention of this instrument and may be investigated by the Information Commissioner pursuant to section 13(2) of the Data-matching Act.

Part 4 – Safeguards for affected individuals
14.              Confirming validity of matches
1)                   The source agencies must establish reasonable procedures for confirming the validity of results before relying on them as a basis for administrative action against an individual, unless there are reasonable grounds to believe that such results are not likely to be in error.  In forming that view, regard is to be had to the consistency in content and context of data being matched.
15.              Notifying individuals
1)                   If a source agency proposes to confirm the validity of a match only by checking the data with the individual instead of checking the results against the source data, the source agency must give the individual concerned:
              1. reasonable written notice of the relevant matters, including:
(i)                  the match;
(ii)                the initial conclusions the agency has drawn based on the match;
(iii)              an explanation of the techniques used to examine a discrepancy;
(iv)              the administrative action that the agency proposes to take in response to the match; and
(v)                that no check against source data has been performed;
b.                   a reasonable period (at least 28 days from receipt of written notice) in which to respond to that information; and
c.                    notice of the individual's right to make a complaint under the Privacy Act.
2)                   If there is a dispute as to the accuracy of the data, but the agency considers that administrative action is still warranted, it should inform the individual of their right to lodge a complaint under the Privacy Act.
3)                   Unless required or authorised by law, an agency must not take administrative action that interferes with the individual's opportunity to exercise any rights of appeal or review.
4)                   If:
              1. an