Privacy Impact Assessments
Privacy Impact Assessments and responses are published here.
Most recently added:
- 2026 Census Privacy Impact Assessment (Phase 2) and ABS Response
How to contact us
You can contact us by sending an email to privacy@abs.gov.au.
2024
National Disability Data Asset and Australian National Data Integration Infrastructure
The first three documents are available in accessible formats on the National Disability Data Asset website at Privacy for the National Disability Data Asset.
Data files
Privacy Impact Assessment Summary - Date of publication: 14 June 2024
Consultation Report Summary - Date of publication: 14 June 2024
Government Response - Date of publication: 14 June 2024
Privacy Assessment Summary of Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers data for the National Disability Data Asset – Date of publication: 26 September 2024
Expanded Health Data Linkage to the Person Level Integrated Data Asset (PLIDA)
Data files
Privacy Impact Assessment - Date of publication: 23 May 2024
Consultation Report - Date of publication: 23 May 2024
PLIDA Board Response - Date of publication: 23 May 2024
2026 Census of Population and Housing
Data files
Privacy Impact Assessment (Phase 1) - Date of publication: 15 February 2024
ABS Response (Phase 1) - Date of publication: 15 February 2024
Privacy Impact Assessment (Phase 2) - Date of publication: 3 December 2024
ABS Response (Phase 2) - Date of publication: 3 December 2024
2023
ABS Business Reporting: Enabling use of accounting software to prepare information for the ABS
Data files
Privacy Impact Assessment - Date of publication: 09 October 2023
Privacy Impact Assessment Addendum - Date of publication: 10 November 2023
Monthly Population Survey Data Integration Project
Data files
Privacy Impact Assessment - Date of publication: 28 June 2023
ABS Response - Date of publication: 28 June 2023
National Crime and Justice Data Linkage Project Proof of Concept
Privacy Impact Assessment Summary - Date of publication: 04 April 2023
Data files
Transfer of 2021 Census Records to the National Archives of Australia
Privacy Impact Assessment - Date of publication: 04 April 2023
Data files
2022
Secure Environment for Analysing Data (SEAD)
Data files
Privacy Impact Assessment - Date of publication: 15 December 2022
ABS Response and Implementation Report - Date of publication: 19 December 2023
TableBuilder
Privacy Impact Assessment - Date of publication: 19 September 2022
Data files
Multi-Agency Data Integration Project (MADIP) Update to 2019 Privacy Impact Assessment
Data files
Privacy Impact Assessment - Date of publication: 02 June 2022
Consultation Report - Date of publication: 02 June 2022
MADIP Board Response - Date of publication: 02 June 2022
Supplementary Consultation Report: Private sector health data - Date of publication: 15 December 2022
2021
NSW 'Their Futures Matter' (TFM) data integration project
Privacy Impact Assessment - Date of publication: 20 December 2021
Data files
National Health Measures Study
Data files
Privacy Impact Assessment - Date of publication: 01 December 2021
ABS Response - Date of publication: 01 December 2021
Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) data integration project
Privacy Impact Assessment - Date of publication: 24 August 2021
Data files
2020
National Study of Mental Health and Wellbeing (NSMHWB) data integration project
Data files
Privacy Impact Assessment - Date of publication: 3 December 2020
Assurance Report - Date of publication: 3 December 2020
Linkage of Cancer Institute of NSW data with the Multi-Agency Data Integration Project (MADIP)
Data files
Privacy Impact Assessment - Date of publication: 20 November 2020
Independent Review Letter - Date of publication: 20 November 2020
ABS Response - Date of publication: 20 November 2020
Weekly Payroll Jobs and Wages in Australia, cat no 6160.0.55.001
Data files
Privacy Impact Assessment September 2020 Update - Date of publication: 16 October 2020
Privacy Impact Assessment - Date of publication: 16 October 2020
Jobs Related Data Integration Project
Privacy Impact Assessment - Date of publication: 16 September 2020
Data files
2021 Census of Population and Housing
Data files
Privacy Impact Assessment - Date of publication: 21 July 2020
Administrative Data Privacy Impact Assessment - Date of publication: 21 July 2020
ABS Response - Date of publication: 21 July 2020
Administrative Data ABS response - Date of publication: 21 July 2020
Weekly Payroll Jobs and Wages in Australia, cat no 6160.0.55.001
Privacy Impact Assessment - Date of publication: 15 July 2020
Data files
Cloud DataLab
Data files
Privacy Impact Assessment - Date of publication: 05 June 2020
Independent Assurance Report - Date of publication: 05 June 2020
ABS Response - Date of publication: 05 June 2020
Implementation Report - Date of publication: June 2021
PIA update - Implementation of Microdata Access Platform - Date of publication: 09 October 2023
2019
Multi-Agency Data Integration Project (MADIP) Update to 2018 Privacy Impact Assessment
Data files
Privacy Impact Assessment Update - Date of publication: 29 November 2019
Consultation Report - Date of publication: 29 November 2019
Independent Assurance Report - Date of publication: 29 November 2019
MADIP Board Response - Date of publication: 29 November 2019
Implementation Report - Date of publication: November 2020
Vulnerable and Disadvantaged Children data integration project
Data files
Privacy Impact Assessment - Date of publication: 22 January 2019
ABS Response - Date of publication: 22 January 2019
2018
Linkage of National Health Survey 2014/15 with the Multi-Agency Data Integration Project (MADIP)
Data files
Privacy Impact Assessment - Date of publication: 28 August 2018
ABS Response - Date of publication: 28 August 2018
Linkage of Address Register with Census Data and Contact Data
Data files
Privacy Impact Assessment - Date of publication: 25 June 2018
ABS Response - Date of publication: 25 June 2018
Multi-Agency Data Integration Project (MADIP)
Data files
Privacy Impact Assessment - Date of publication: 4 April 2018
MADIP Board Response - Date of publication: 4 April 2018
Implementation Report - Date of publication: 4 April 2019
2017
Traveller Information and Medicare Enrolment Data Integration Project
Data files
Privacy Impact Assessment - Date of publication: 12 September 2017
ABS Response - Date of publication: 12 September 2017
ABS response three year review - Date of publication: December 2020
2015
Retention of names and addresses collected in the 2016 Census of Population and Housing
Media Release 18 December 2015
Privacy Impact Assessment - Date of publication: 11 November 2015
Data files
2011
Australian Health Survey
Privacy Impact Assessment - Date of publication: 21 February 2011
Data files
2005
Census Enhancement Proposal
Data files
Privacy Impact Assessment - Date of publication: 17 June 2005
ABS Response - Date of publication: 17 June 2005
Page last updated: 3 December 2024