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What we’re doing
When we match data, we compare information we get from an outside source with our own.
We’re data matching our Medicare and Centrelink customer records for customers of organisations who’ve recently been affected by a data breach.
We’re doing this to identify any customers at risk of identity compromise and to prevent fraud.
Protocol
We wrote these protocols with the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) to meet their Guidelines on Data Matching in Australian Government Administration.
- Data Matching between Medicare and Centrelink records and Information about Optus customers affected by September 2022 data breach
- Data Matching between Medicare and Centrelink records and Information about Medibank Private customers affected by October 2022 data breach
- Data Matching between Medicare and Centrelink records and Information about Medlab customers affected by 2022 data breach
- Data Matching between Medicare and Centrelink records and Information about Apunipima Cape York Health Council affected by October 2022 data breach
- Data Matching between Medicare and Centrelink records and Information about QIMR Berghofer customers affected by Datatime 2022 data breach
- Data Matching between Medicare and Centrelink records and Information about Albany Clinic customers affected by February 2023 data breach
- Data Matching between Medicare and Centrelink records and Information about TissuPath Pathology customers affected by September 2023 data breach
- Data Matching between Medicare and Centrelink records and Information about Optimum Allied Health customers affected by August 2023 data breach
- Data Matching between Medicare and Centrelink records and Information about Top Health Doctors customers affected by September 2023 data breach
- Data Matching between Medicare and Centrelink records and Information about KindSIGHT customers affected by February 2023 data breach
- Data Matching between Medicare and Centrelink records and Information about Partridge GP customers affected by September 2023 data breach
- Data Matching between Medicare and Centrelink records and Information about Crace Medical Centre customers affected by December 2023 data breach
- Data matching between Medicare and Centrelink records and Information about Fertility North customers affected by November 2023 data breach
- Data Matching between Medicare and Centrelink records and Information about Sumo customers affected by February 2024 data breach
How we’re authorised to do this
Legally, we’re authorised to match data. We tell you about our activities in our Privacy Policy. All personal information we deal with aligns with the:
- Privacy Act 1988
- relevant secrecy provisions in program legislation.
We work with the Office of the OAIC. This ensures our systems and practices for matching data are appropriate.
How to view or update your personal information
You can view or update your personal details online through myGov using your:
How to protect your personal information
There are steps you can take to protect your personal information after a data breach.