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Home » Publications » For Your Information: Australian Privacy Law and Practice (ALRC Report 108)

66. Research: Databases and Data Linkage

 

In this section:
  • Introduction
  • Establishing databases
  • Using and linking information in databases
‹ Research exceptions to the model Unified Privacy Principles up Introduction ›
For Your Information: Australian Privacy Law and Practice (ALRC Report 108)

Table of Contents:

  • Terms of Reference
  • List of Participants
  • List of Recommendations
  • Model Unified Privacy Principles (UPPs)
  • Executive Summary
  • 1. Introduction to the Inquiry
  • 2. Privacy Regulation in Australia
  • 3. Achieving National Consistency
  • 4. Regulating Privacy
  • 5. The Privacy Act: Name, Structure and Objects
  • 6. The Privacy Act: Some Important Definitions
  • 7. Privacy Beyond the Individual
  • 8. Privacy of Deceased Individuals
  • 9. Overview: Impact of Developing Technology on Privacy
  • 10. Accommodating Developing Technology in a Regulatory Framework
  • 11. Individuals, the Internet and Generally Available Publications
  • 12. Identity Theft
  • 13. Overview: Interaction, Inconsistency and Fragmentation
  • 14. The Costs of Inconsistency and Fragmentation
  • 15. Federal Information Laws
  • 16. Required or Authorised by or Under Law
  • 17. Interaction with State and Territory Laws
  • 18. Structural Reform of the Privacy Principles
  • 19. Consent
  • 20. Anonymity and Pseudonymity
  • 21. Collection
  • 22. Sensitive Information
  • 23. Notification
  • 24. Openness
  • 25. Use and Disclosure
  • 26. Direct Marketing
  • 27. Data Quality
  • 28. Data Security
  • 29. Access and Correction
  • 30. Identifiers
  • 31. Cross-border Data Flows
  • 32. Additional Privacy Principles
  • 33. Overview: Exemptions from the Privacy Act
  • 34. Intelligence and Defence Intelligence Agencies
  • 35. Federal Courts and Tribunals
  • 36. Exempt Agencies under the Freedom of Information Act
  • 37. Agencies with Law Enforcement Functions
  • 38. Other Public Sector Exemptions
  • 39. Small Business Exemption
  • 40. Employee Records Exemption
  • 41. Political Exemption
  • 42. Journalism Exemption
  • 43. Other Private Sector Exemptions
  • 44. New Exemptions or Exceptions
  • 45. Overview: Office of the Privacy Commissioner
  • 46. Structure of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner
  • 47. Powers of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner
  • 48. Privacy Codes
  • 49. Investigation and Resolution of Privacy Complaints
  • 50. Enforcing the Privacy Act
  • 51. Data Breach Notification
  • 52. Overview: Credit Reporting
  • 53. Credit Reporting Provisions
  • 54. Approach to Reform
  • 55. More Comprehensive Credit Reporting
  • 56. Collection and Permitted Content of Credit Reporting Information
  • 57. Use and Disclosure of Credit Reporting Information
  • 58. Data Quality and Security
  • 59. Access and Correction, Complaint Handling and Penalties
  • 60. Regulatory Framework for Health Information
  • 61. Electronic Health Information Systems
  • 62. The Privacy Act and Health Information
  • 63. Privacy (Health Information) Regulations
  • 64. Research: Current Arrangements
  • 65. Research: Recommendations for Reform
  • 66. Research: Databases and Data Linkage
    • Introduction
    • Establishing databases
    • Using and linking information in databases
  • 67. Children, Young People and Attitudes to Privacy
  • 68. Decision Making by and for Individuals Under the Age of 18
  • 69. Particular Privacy Issues Affecting Children and Young People
  • 70. Third Party Representatives
  • 71. Telecommunications Act
  • 72. Exceptions to the Use and Disclosure Offences
  • 73. Other Telecommunications Privacy Issues
  • 74. Protecting a Right to Personal Privacy
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