Division 2—Authorised use and disclosure of data to which a secrecy provision applies 17 20 Data sharing body or designated body may disclose data to a secrecy provision applies 17 21 Data sharing body or designated body must inform Chief Data Officer of secrecy provision 18 22 Chief Data Officer may use data to which a secrecy provision applies 18 23 Chief Data Officer may disclose data to which a secrecy provision applies 18 Division 3—Relationship with other Acts 19 24 Handling of data under other Acts 19 25 Exemption from Freedom of Information Act 1982 20 Part 5—Offences 21 26 Unauthorised access to, use of or disclosure of data or information—summary offence 21 27 Unauthorised access to, use of or disclosure of data or information—indictable offence 21 Part 6—Reporting and review 23 28 Report to the Health Complaints Commissioner 23 29 Report to the Information Commissioner 24 30 Review of Act after 5 years 25 Part 7—Other matters 26 31 Delegation 26 32 Regulations 26 33 Data Officer may issue policies and guidelines 27 Part 8—Amendment of other Acts and repeal of amending Part 29 34 Amendment of Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014 29 35 Amendment of Family Violence Protection Amendment (Information Sharing) Act 2017 29 36 Repeal of amending Part 30 ═════════════ Endnotes 31 1 General information 31
Chief Data Officer means the person employed as the Chief Data Officer under section 6; commissioner, of a Royal Commission, has the same meaning as in the Inquiries Act 2014; data means any facts, statistics, instructions, concepts or other information in a form that is capable of being communicated, analysed or processed (whether by an individual or by a computer or other automated means); data analytics body means— Secretary to a Department; or (b) any of the following prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this paragraph— (i) a body established or appointed for a public purpose by or an Act; (ii) a body established or appointed for a public purpose by the Governor in Council, or by a Minister, otherwise than under an Act; (iii) a person holding an office or position established by or under an Act (other than the office of member of the Parliament of Victoria) or to which the person was appointed by the Governor in Council, or by a Minister, otherwise than under an Act; (iv) any other data sharing body;
Health Complaints Commissioner has the same meaning as in the Health Records Act 2001; health information has the same meaning as in the Health Records Act 2001; identifiable data means one or more of the following— (a) health information; information; identifiers; identifier has the same meaning as in the Health Records Act 2001; individual means a natural person; Information Commissioner has the same meaning as in the Freedom of Information Act 1982; personal information has the same meaning as in the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014; public entity has the same meaning as in the Public Administration Act 2004; public entity Head has the same meaning as in the Public Administration Act 2004; public sector has the same meaning as in the Public Administration Act 2004; public service body has the same meaning as in the Public Administration Act 2004; public service body Head has the same meaning as in the Public Administration Act 2004;