Data Access Policy Principles
The Department is committed to realising the value of its data holdings and the information contained within it, and for making these available for public access and use. The data held by the Department are national assets to both the Government and the Australian public.
The Department is committed to realising the value of its data holdings and the information contained within it, and for making these available for public access and use.
The following principles guide data access within the Department.
Principle 1:
DSS should permit as much public access to data as possible, while protecting the privacy and confidentiality of individuals and organisations.
Principle 2:
Data access must comply with relevant legislation, interagency agreements and information protocols.
Principle 3:
Data access must be considered as standard practice.
Principle 4:
Aggregate or summary data should be easy to access.
Principle 5:
DSS retains all relevant legal responsibility for social services unit record data at all times.
Principle 6:
DSS should grant controlled access to unit record data.
Principle 7:
Only the unit record data essential to meet the purpose of the request shall be accessed.
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