The Data Availability and Transparency Act 2022 (Cth) (DAT Act) is an Act of the Australian Parliament that authorises and regulates access to data held by the Australian Government.
[1] The Australian Parliament passed the Act into law in March 2022.
[7] The Act creates a public-sector data sharing scheme that permits Australian Government (Commonwealth) bodies to share their data with other Commonwealth bodies, Australian state or territory government bodies, or Australian universities;[8] these entities must be accredited, before they can obtain and use the data.
[8][9] The Act requires that any sharing of data under the scheme must: The Act specifically precludes sharing of data under the scheme for law enforcement-related purposes or national security purposes.
[8] If the shared data includes personal information, privacy protections also apply.