Australian government legislation
The Data Availability and Transparency Act 2022 ("Cth") (DAT Act) is an Act of the Australian Parliament that authorises and regulates access to data held by the Australian Government.
The Australian Parliament passed the Act into law in March 2022. The Act came into effect on 1 April 2022.
The Act creates a public-sector data sharing scheme that permits Australian Government (Commonwealth) bodies to share their data with other Commonwealth bodies, Australian state or territory government bodies, or Australian universities; these entities must be "accredited", before they can obtain and use the data.
The Act requires that any sharing of data under the scheme must:
The Act specifically precludes sharing of data under the scheme for law enforcement-related purposes or national security purposes. If the shared data includes personal information, privacy protections also apply.
The Act "permits" sharing of data under the scheme for three purposes only:
The Act establishes a "National Data Commissioner" to be the regulator of this data sharing scheme.
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