NOTICE OF A DATA MATCHING PROGRAM - Apunipima Cape York Health Council and SERVICES AUSTRALIA
This notice refers to the commencement of a data matching program by Services Australia (the Agency) using information provided by Apunipima Cape York Health Council (Apunipima) about customers affected by the October 2022 data breach (Data Breach).
Where an Agency customer’s Medicare number or Centrelink Customer Reference Number (CRN) was disclosed as part of the Data Breach, the following data, to the extent available to Apunipima, has been provided by Apunipima to the Agency:
- card number, expiry date and name appearing on Medicare
- the CRN
- customer’s date of birth.
The Agency will compare the data provided by Apunipima to Medicare and Centrelink customer records held by the Agency. This will assist the Agency to identify affected customers and apply proactive security measures to affected customer records.
A protocol document describing this program has been developed in consultation with the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC). Copies of the document are available from:
https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/centrelink-data-matching-activities?context=1
The Agency adheres to the OAIC Guidelines on data matching in Australian Government administration which includes standards for data matching to protect the privacy of individuals. The Agency’s privacy policy is available from:
https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/organisations/about-us/publications-and-resources/privacy-policy