Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00160:section:11
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00160
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 11
Character Range: 34166–35558

11  Meaning of restricted attribute of an individual
 (1) A restricted attribute of an individual means:
 (a) health information (within the meaning of the Privacy Act 1988) about the individual; or
 (b) an identifier of the individual that has been issued or assigned by or on behalf of:
 (i) the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory; or
 (ii) an authority or agency of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory; or
 (iii) a government of a foreign country; or
 (c) information or an opinion about the individual's criminal record; or
 (d) information or an opinion about the individual's membership of a professional or trade association; or
 (e) information or an opinion about the individual's membership of a trade union; or
 (f) other information or opinion that is associated with an individual and is prescribed by the Accreditation Rules.
 (2) Without limiting paragraph (1)(b), an identifier of an individual includes the following:
 (a) the individual's tax file number (within the meaning of section 202A of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936);
 (b) the individual's medicare number (within the meaning of Part VII of the National Health Act 1953);
 (c) the individual's healthcare identifier (within the meaning of the Healthcare Identifiers Act 2010);
 (d) if the person holds a driver's licence issued under the law of a State or Territory—the number of that driver's licence.