Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2021L01571:reg:9
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2021L01571
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 9
Character Range: 11018–12802

9  Retention and reporting of linked claims information

        (1)  Where claims information is linked in accordance with section 8(1), Services Australia or the Department of Health where the Department of Health is enabling the Chief Executive Medicare to perform health provider compliance functions, respectively must destroy that linked claims information as soon as practicable after meeting the purpose for which it was linked.

        (2)  Services Australia and the Department of Health must make special arrangements for the security of records of linked claims information.

        (3)  Services Australia and the Department of Health must provide the Australian Information Commissioner with a report detailing the handling of linked claims information. The report must be provided annually in a form approved by the Australian Information Commissioner. The report must include the following information for the reporting period::

             (a)  the number of records linked in accordance with section 8(1);

             (b)  the number of records linked under each of the circumstances in sections 8(1)(a) to (e);

             (c)  the number of linked records that were destroyed;

             (d) the number of records destroyed that were linked under each of the circumstances in sections 8(1)(a) to (e);

             (e)  reasons for the retention of any records referred to in section 9(3)(a) that were not destroyed during the reporting period; and

             (f)  the number of records linked in accordance with section 8(1) that have been retained from previous reporting periods, and reasons for their retention.

        (4)  The Australian Information Commissioner may make the report referred to in section 9(3) publicly available.