Consultation on the Third Party Participation in the DATA Scheme Guidance Note
Entities that are not party to a DATA Scheme project’s data sharing agreement (third party) may still participate in a Scheme project in the following ways:
- engagement as a contractor for or establishing a secondment to a Scheme entity that is a party to a data sharing agreement
- appointing a third party to act as an agent for a Scheme entity that is a party to a data sharing agreement
- a third party entity performing certain services under an ‘approved contract’.
Allowing third parties to participate in Scheme projects enables the parties to a data sharing agreement and those third parties to work together on a Scheme project to support each other’s objectives and achieve mutually beneficial outcomes.
A draft guidance note 'Third Party Participation in the DATA Scheme' has been prepared and is now open for public consultation until 12pm on 20 January 2025.
We welcome your feedback, which can be submitted to information@datacommissioner.gov.au before the closing date.