Matching external data with our own helps us to ensure that people and businesses comply with their tax and super obligations. It also helps us to detect fraud against the Commonwealth.
We are required to comply with strict laws to protect your privacy when we collect data from other agencies and organisations for our data-matching programs. These laws include the Privacy Act 1988, the secrecy provisions of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936, the Taxation Administration Act 1953 and other tax laws.
We also adhere to the Privacy Commissioner's Guidelines on Data Matching in Australian Government AdministrationExternal Link by preparing and publishing a protocol for each of our data-matching programs.
In broad terms, each protocol explains:
- the purpose of the program
- what data is collected
- which agencies or organisations will be providing the data
- how the data will be used.
Current data-matching protocols
- AUSTRAC transaction report information 17 June – 2021 to 30 June 2027 financial year
- Australian Electoral Commission
- COVID-19 economic response support 2019–20 to 2021–22 financial years
- Crypto assets data-matching program protocol to 2025–26
- Higher Education Loan Program, Vocational Education and Training Student Loan and Trade Support Loans 2019–20, 2020–21 and 2021–22 financial years
- Department of Home Affairs passenger movement records 2016–17 to 2025–26 financial years
- Department of Home Affairs visa October 2017 to 2025–26 financial years
- Government payments program data-matching program protocol
- Income protection insurance 2021–22 to 2025–26 data-matching program protocol
- Landlord insurance 2021–22 to 2025–26 data-matching program protocol
- Lifestyle assets data-matching program protocol
- Military super 2010–11 to 2021–22 financial years
- Motor vehicle registries – 2016–17 to 2024–25 financial years
- Novated leases 2018-19 to 2025-26 data-matching program protocol
- Officeholder data-matching program protocol
- Online selling matching program protocol
- Private health insurance statement – 2014-15 to 2027-28 financial years
- Property management data-matching program protocol
- Real property transactions 20 September 1985 to 2016–17 financial years
- Rental bond – 20 September 1985 to 2025–26 data-matching program protocol
- Residential investment property loan 2021–22 to 2025–26 data-matching program protocol
- Ride sourcing 2015–16 to 2022–23 financial years data-matching program protocol
- Services Australia specified benefits and entitlements – 2019–20 to 2025–26 data-matching program protocol
- Share transactions 20 September 1985 to 2017–18 financial years
- Sharing economy accommodation data-matching program protocol