Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2022L01722:reg:7
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2022L01722
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 7
Character Range: 7188–8296

7  Access to data by foreign individuals—Australian universities
 (1) For the purposes of subsection 19(16) of the Act, this section prescribes requirements to be met by a data sharing agreement if:
 (a) an accredited entity that is party to the agreement is an Australian university; and
 (b) a designated individual for the Australian university, who is permitted by the agreement to access data, is neither an Australian citizen nor a permanent resident.
 (2) The agreement must require the Australian university to do the following:
 (a) ensure that due diligence has been carried out with respect to the individual and that the individual has undertaken training in national security issues, including foreign interference;
 (b) have regard to any guidance and reports, published by Australian government security or regulatory agencies responsible for regulating the higher education or research sectors, that deal with foreign interference threats in those sectors (including the Guidelines to counter foreign interference in the Australian university sector published by the Department of Education).