Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L00982:clause:2_19
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L00982
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 2 cl 19
Character Range: 30455–31496

19  Requirements relating to the re-linking of old information with personal identification components
  Old information may be re-linked with its personal identification components if:
 (a) the re-linkage is necessary to enable a linkage that:
 (i) is authorised by Part 6 because of section 14; or
 (ii) is authorised by Part 6 because of section 15 with a permitted purpose mentioned in paragraph 15(2)(f), (g), (h), (i) or (j); and
 (b) the re-linkage is by use of a Medicare PIN; and
 (c) as soon as practicable after the purpose for which the information has been re‑linked has been met, the agency destroys the re-linked information; and
 (d) the agency has in place measures to ensure that the re-linkages are traceable; and
 (e) the agency makes arrangements, for the purposes of this instrument, for the security of records of re-linked information; and
 (f) the re-linkage complies with the data minimisation principle.
Note: See subsections 5(2) and (3) for the meaning of references to destroying re‑linked claims information.