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Privacy Act 2020

Sharing, accessing, and matching personal information - Authorised information matching programmes

182: Reporting requirements

You could also call this:

"Telling the Commissioner about information matching programmes"

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If the Commissioner asks, you must report on an authorised information matching programme if you are involved in it. You will need to tell the Commissioner about things like the costs and benefits of the programme. You may also need to report on any problems you had with the programme and how you solved them, as well as the results of any audits or assessments you did.

You might need to explain why you did not give notice under section 181 and give reasons for this decision. The Commissioner can also ask you to report on how the programme worked, including how many matches were made and what happened as a result of those matches.

The Commissioner can ask you to report on other things they think are relevant to the programme.

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Part 7Sharing, accessing, and matching personal information
Authorised information matching programmes

182Reporting requirements

  1. If the Commissioner so requires, an agency that is involved in an authorised information matching programme must report to the Commissioner in respect of the programme.

  2. Without limiting subsection (1), the matters on which the Commissioner may require an agency to submit a report include the following:

  3. the actual costs and benefits of an authorised information matching programme:
    1. any difficulties experienced in the operation of an authorised information matching programme and how those difficulties are being, or have been, overcome:
      1. whether internal audits or other forms of assessment are undertaken by an agency in relation to an authorised information matching programme, and, if so, the results of those audits or assessments:
        1. if an agency dispenses with the giving of notice under section 181, the reasons why that dispensation is made and the grounds in support of those reasons:
          1. the details of the operation of an authorised information matching programme, including—
            1. the number of matches undertaken:
              1. the proportion of matches that revealed discrepancies in information involved in the matching:
                1. the number of discrepancies revealed:
                  1. the proportion of cases in which action was taken as a result of the discrepancies:
                    1. the number of cases in which action was taken:
                      1. the number of cases in which action was taken even though the accuracy of the discrepancy was challenged:
                        1. the proportion of cases in which action did not proceed after the individual concerned was notified of the discrepancy:
                          1. the number of cases in which action taken as a result of a discrepancy was successful:
                          2. any other matters that the Commissioner considers relevant.

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