The following resources can also be found in Attachment C of the Australian Government Data Governance Framework.
Legal and policy obligations
Legislation and policies guide how government agencies must manage and protect data.
- Storing and accessing government records - Archives Act 1983 .
- Collection and use of statistics - legislative framework for the Australian Bureau of Statistics Act 1975 .
- Governance of health and welfare data - Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Act 1987 .
- National data collection rules - Census and Statistics Act 1905 .
- Safely sharing data across government - Data Availability and Transparency Act 2022 .
- Court-related data rules - Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 .
- Public access to government-held information - Freedom of Information Act 1982 .
- Privacy rights and protections - Privacy Act 1988 .
- Critical infrastructure protections - Security of Critical Infrastructure Act 2018 .
- Office of the Australian Information Commissioner
- Managing and reporting serious data breaches - Notifiable Data Breaches Scheme.
- Rules on handling personal information - Australian Privacy Principles.
Key governance resources
Tools and frameworks support strong data governance across government.
- Lessons from government audits on data management - Insights: Audit Lessons – Governance of Data on the Australian National Audit Office website.
- Skills needed for data roles in the public service - APS Data Capability Framework on the Australian Public Service Commission website.
- Career paths in data professions - Data Profession on the Australian Public Service Professions website.
- Finding and accessing public datasets - Australian Government Data Catalogue on the Office of the National Data Commissioner website.
- The Australian Government’s digital transformation goals - Data and Digital Government Strategy Data and Digital website.
- Governing Indigenous data respectfully - Framework for Governance of Indigenous Data on the National Indigenous Australians Agency website.
- Cybersecurity guidance - Information Security Manual on the Government's Cyber website.
- Physical and digital security requirements - Protective Security Policy Framework on the Protective Security website.
- Building public trust in data use - Building trust in the public record on the National Archives of Australia website.
- Department of Finance
- Senior executive responsibilities for data - SES Accountabilities for Data.
- Assessing your agency’s data capability - Data Maturity Assessment Tool.
General data resources
General resources support broader data management, ethics, and innovation.
- Australian Bureau of Statistics
- Describing and organising data - Metadata.
- Safe data sharing practices - Five Safes Framework.
- Department of Finance
- Support for Chief Data Officers - Chief Data Officer Information Pack.
- Ethical decision- making in data use - Data Ethics Framework.
- Cross- government data sharing - Intergovernmental Agreement on Data Sharing.
- AI assurance in government - National framework for the assurance of artificial intelligence in government.
- Department of Industry, Science and Resources
- Ethical principles for AI - Australia’s Artificial Intelligence Ethics Principles.
- Responsible use of AI - the news article.
- Department of Industry, Science and Resources data strategy - Data Strategy 2021- 2024.
- Voluntary AI safety standards - Voluntary AI Safety Standard.
- National Archives of Australia
- Metadata requirements - Mapping the ONDC and National Archives' metadata requirements.
- Metadata standards for recordkeeping - Australian Government Recordkeeping Metadata Standard.
- Agency data practices check-up - Check- up survey.
- Data governance and management - Data governance and management.
- Managing and disposing of data - Retaining, managing and disposing of data and datasets.
- Data interoperability and exchanging data between systems - Data Interoperability Maturity Model.
- Developing an information management strategy - Developing an enterprise-wide information management strategy.
- Office of the Australian Information Commissioner
- Government data matching - Government data matching.
- Privacy in data analytics - Guide to data analytics and the Australian Privacy Principles.
- Privacy rules for government agencies - Australian Government Agencies Privacy Code.
- Office of the National Data Commissioner
- Key data definitions - Data Discovery Resources.
- Foundational guidance for data sharing - Foundational Four.
- List of entities accredited under the Data Availability and Transparency scheme - Accredited Entity Register.
- Principles for safe data sharing - Share Data.
- Government data tools and guidance - Resources.
- Metadata attributes - Guide on Metadata Attributes.
- Australian Government Digital website
- AI use in government - Artificial intelligence in government.
- Responsible AI use in government - Artificial intelligence in government.
- New South Wales Government
- Recordkeeping risks - Records, information and data risks.
- New South Wales Government open data - New South Wales Government's Data.
- The New South Wales Government’s data governance toolkit - Data Governance Toolkit.
- Queensland Government
- Mining and exploration data - Geological Survey of Queensland Open Data Portal.
- Data governance guidance for Queensland agencies - Data Governance Guidelines.
- Queensland Government open data - Queensland Government's Data website.
- The Victorian Government’s data policies and standards - Data policies and standards on the Victorian Government website.
- Data catalogues - Datahub website.
- Secure hosting requirements - Hosting Certification website.
- Ethical research practices - National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research 2023 on the National Health and Medical Research Council website.
- Standards for managing AI systems - Information technology - Artificial intelligence - Management system on the International Standards Organisation website.
- Secure digital trade - Digital Trade Strategy on the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade website.
- Discover and access Victorian Government open data - Victorian Government's Data website.
- International data sharing policies - Publications on the Organisation for Economic Co- operation and Development website.
- Strategic goals for health and welfare data - Strategic directions 2022–2026 on the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare website.
- Best practices for using data - Advancing trust in data see Open Data Institute.
- Managing data risks - Risk on the Australian Government's Data website.
- Secure system design - Secure by Design Foundations on the Australian Cyber Security Centre website.
- Global data governance practices - Data Governance Institute website.
- Voluntary data classification guidance - Voluntary Data Classification Framework on the Department of Home Affairs website.
