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[CP p.10]", "activities": [ "Drive use and uptake of national digital health products and services", "Improve sharing of information at the point of care", "Health outcomes for Australians" ], "source_url": "https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/corporate-plan-202526--australian-digital-health-agency.pdf", "source_page": 10, "source_deep_url": "https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/corporate-plan-202526--australian-digital-health-agency.pdf#page=10" }, { "name": "Outcome 2: Accelerate digitally connected healthcare", "description": "The Agency will facilitate interoperability of the systems used by healthcare providers to improve the visibility and availability of health information to inform providers and support better health outcomes for Australians. [CP p.10]", "activities": [ "Facilitate interoperability of healthcare provider systems", "Improve visibility and availability of health information", "Support better health outcomes for Australians" ], "source_url": "https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/corporate-plan-202526--australian-digital-health-agency.pdf", "source_page": 10, "source_deep_url": "https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/corporate-plan-202526--australian-digital-health-agency.pdf#page=10" }, { "name": "Outcome 3: Deliver national digital health infrastructure", "description": "The Agency will continue to transform national infrastructure and move to a contemporary, structured data-rich ecosystem capable of connecting systems across settings and supporting real-time access to information for the patient and the broader care team, anywhere, anytime. 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[CP p.8]", "A healthier future for all Australians through connected healthcare. [CP p.8]", "Drive information sharing", "Accelerate digitally connected healthcare", "Deliver national digital health infrastructure" ], "watch_terms": [ "my health app user experience", "Clinical governance guidance", "Digital health standards uptake", "Conformance assessment schemes", "Cyber awareness", "Availability of products and services", "Partnership value index" ], "avoid_claiming_without_evidence": [] }, "review_note": "This entity appears to share a parent or related entity's strategy text; verify its own strategy before publishing." }, "strategy_brief_md": "# Australian Digital Health Agency - Privacy Security and Advisory Committee — Strategy Brief\n\n**Reporting period**: 2024-25\n**Corporate plan in force**: 2025-26\n**Annual Report**: [2024-25](https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/australian-digital-health-agency-annual-report-202425.pdf)\n**Corporate Plan**: [2025-26](https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/corporate-plan-202526--australian-digital-health-agency.pdf)\n\n## Vision\n\n> A healthier future for all Australians through connected healthcare. [CP p.8](https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/corporate-plan-202526--australian-digital-health-agency.pdf#page=8) [[CP p.8](https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/corporate-plan-202526--australian-digital-health-agency.pdf#page=8)(https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/corporate-plan-202526--australian-digital-health-agency.pdf#page=8)]\n\n## Our purpose / purposes\n\n> Better health for all Australians enabled by connected, safe, secure and easy-to-use digital health services. [CP p.8](https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/corporate-plan-202526--australian-digital-health-agency.pdf#page=8) [[CP p.8](https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/corporate-plan-202526--australian-digital-health-agency.pdf#page=8)(https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/corporate-plan-202526--australian-digital-health-agency.pdf#page=8)]\n\n## How we deliver\n\n> The Agency values are Collaborative, Respectful and Trusting, Transparent, Accountable, and Innovative, and they work in partnership with the Australian Public Service (APS) values. They set the standard of behaviour expected of Agency staff and are the foundation of everything we do. [CP p.8](https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/corporate-plan-202526--australian-digital-health-agency.pdf#page=8) [[CP p.8](https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/corporate-plan-202526--australian-digital-health-agency.pdf#page=8)(https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/corporate-plan-202526--australian-digital-health-agency.pdf#page=8)]\n\n## Government priorities for this department\n\n- Drive information sharing [[CP p.10](https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/corporate-plan-202526--australian-digital-health-agency.pdf#page=10)(https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/corporate-plan-202526--australian-digital-health-agency.pdf#page=10)]\n- Accelerate digitally connected healthcare [[CP p.10](https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/corporate-plan-202526--australian-digital-health-agency.pdf#page=10)(https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/corporate-plan-202526--australian-digital-health-agency.pdf#page=10)]\n- Deliver national digital health infrastructure [[CP p.10](https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/corporate-plan-202526--australian-digital-health-agency.pdf#page=10)(https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/corporate-plan-202526--australian-digital-health-agency.pdf#page=10)]\n\n## Outcomes\n\n### Outcome 1: Drive information sharing\nThe Agency will drive use and uptake of national digital health products and services, including My Health Record, to improve sharing of information at the point of care and health outcomes for Australians, underpinned by a strong clinical governance focus. [CP p.10](https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/corporate-plan-202526--australian-digital-health-agency.pdf#page=10) [[CP p.10](https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/corporate-plan-202526--australian-digital-health-agency.pdf#page=10)(https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/corporate-plan-202526--australian-digital-health-agency.pdf#page=10)]\n\n**Key activities:**\n- Drive use and uptake of national digital health products and services\n- Improve sharing of information at the point of care\n- Health outcomes for Australians\n\n### Outcome 2: Accelerate digitally connected healthcare\nThe Agency will facilitate interoperability of the systems used by healthcare providers to improve the visibility and availability of health information to inform providers and support better health outcomes for Australians. [CP p.10](https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/corporate-plan-202526--australian-digital-health-agency.pdf#page=10) [[CP p.10](https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/corporate-plan-202526--australian-digital-health-agency.pdf#page=10)(https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/corporate-plan-202526--australian-digital-health-agency.pdf#page=10)]\n\n**Key activities:**\n- Facilitate interoperability of healthcare provider systems\n- Improve visibility and availability of health information\n- Support better health outcomes for Australians\n\n### Outcome 3: Deliver national digital health infrastructure\nThe Agency will continue to transform national infrastructure and move to a contemporary, structured data-rich ecosystem capable of connecting systems across settings and supporting real-time access to information for the patient and the broader care team, anywhere, anytime. [CP p.10](https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/corporate-plan-202526--australian-digital-health-agency.pdf#page=10) [[CP p.10](https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/corporate-plan-202526--australian-digital-health-agency.pdf#page=10)(https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/corporate-plan-202526--australian-digital-health-agency.pdf#page=10)]\n\n**Key activities:**\n- Transform national infrastructure\n- Move to a contemporary, structured data-rich ecosystem\n- Support real-time access to information\n\n## Values and principles\n\n_APS Values_\n\n- Collaborative\n- Respectful and Trusting\n- Transparent\n- Accountable\n- Innovative\n\n## What they will measure themselves on this year (targets from 2025-26 corporate plan)\n\n| Code | Measure | Target | Source |\n|---|---|---|---|\n| CCE01 | my health app user experience | Achieve a ‘positive’ evaluation (>0.8) of user experience of my health app. | [CP p.52](https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/corporate-plan-202526--australian-digital-health-agency.pdf#page=52)(https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/corporate-plan-202526--australian-digital-health-agency.pdf#page=52) |\n| CCE02 | Clinical governance guidance | Publish an annual Clinical Governance Performance Report. | [CP p.53](https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/corporate-plan-202526--australian-digital-health-agency.pdf#page=53)(https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/corporate-plan-202526--australian-digital-health-agency.pdf#page=53) |\n| CCE03 | Digital health standards uptake | Establish a standards microsite and online forum to support the uptake of global digital health standards across the health sector. | [CP p.54](https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/corporate-plan-202526--australian-digital-health-agency.pdf#page=54)(https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/corporate-plan-202526--australian-digital-health-agency.pdf#page=54) |\n| CCE04 | Conformance assessment schemes | Develop a case study through the refresh of 2 conformance assessment schemes to support health sector connection to national infrastructure. | [CP p.55](https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/corporate-plan-202526--australian-digital-health-agency.pdf#page=55)(https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/corporate-plan-202526--australian-digital-health-agency.pdf#page=55) |\n| CCE05 | Cyber awareness | 10% increase in participation in cyber security awareness activities conducted by the Agency across the health sector through and for Australian healthcare consumers. | [CP p.56](https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/corporate-plan-202526--australian-digital-health-agency.pdf#page=56)(https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/corporate-plan-202526--australian-digital-health-agency.pdf#page=56) |\n| CCE06 | Availability of products and services | Agency products and services meet or exceed the planned availability target of 99.9%. | [CP p.57](https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/corporate-plan-202526--australian-digital-health-agency.pdf#page=57)(https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/corporate-plan-202526--australian-digital-health-agency.pdf#page=57) |\n| CCE07 | Partnership value index | Report on the Agency’s National Infrastructure strategic partners’ contractual relationships through the Partnership Value Index. | [CP p.58](https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/corporate-plan-202526--australian-digital-health-agency.pdf#page=58)(https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/corporate-plan-202526--australian-digital-health-agency.pdf#page=58) |\n\n## How they performed last year (results from 2024-25 annual report)\n\n| Code | Measure | Result | Status | Source |\n|---|---|---|---|---|\n| CCE01 | my health app user experience | 1.0 | Achieved | [AR p.31](https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/australian-digital-health-agency-annual-report-202425.pdf#page=31)(https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/australian-digital-health-agency-annual-report-202425.pdf#page=31) |\n| CCE02 | electronic prescribing | 1.6 | Achieved | [AR p.31](https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/australian-digital-health-agency-annual-report-202425.pdf#page=31)(https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/australian-digital-health-agency-annual-report-202425.pdf#page=31) |\n| CCE03 | My Health Record web portal | 0.8 | Achieved | [AR p.31](https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/australian-digital-health-agency-annual-report-202425.pdf#page=31)(https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/australian-digital-health-agency-annual-report-202425.pdf#page=31) |\n| CCE04 | Provider Connect Australia™ | 4,011 healthcare clinics and 41 business partner services onboarded | Partially achieved | [AR p.29](https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/australian-digital-health-agency-annual-report-202425.pdf#page=29)(https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/australian-digital-health-agency-annual-report-202425.pdf#page=29) |\n| CCE05 | digital health literacy and awareness | 74,339 participants | Achieved | [AR p.26](https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/australian-digital-health-agency-annual-report-202425.pdf#page=26)(https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/australian-digital-health-agency-annual-report-202425.pdf#page=26) |", "strategy_overview_evidence_md": null, "internal_strategy_evidence_md": "# Australian Digital Health Agency - Privacy Security and Advisory Committee - Strategy, Performance, and Operating Profile\n\n**Generated at**: 2026-05-09T22:20:30.303468+00:00\n**Entity ID**: B-002558\n**Entity type**: Statutory Body\n**Jurisdiction**: Commonwealth\n**Portfolio**: Health, Disability and Ageing\n**Website**: https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/about-us/executive-team-and-board-members/board-advisory-committees\n\n> Draft generated from scraped source material. Treat this as an evidence pack for editorial review, not a final judgement.\n\n## Source Coverage\n\n| Source type | Count |\n|---|---:|\n| annual-reports | 5 |\n| corporate-plans | 5 |\n| other-pdfs | 3 |\n| pages | 41 |\n| strategies | 8 |\n\n## Executive Readout\n\n### Purpose\n\n- [Page 3]\nAustralian Digital Health Agency Corporate Plan 2022–2023 3\nContents\nMessage from the Board Chair 4\nMessage from the CEO 5\n1 About the Australian Digital Health Agency 6\n1.1 Vision 6\n1.2 Purpose 6\n1.3 Role 6\n1.4 Functions 6\n1.5 Strategic objectives 7\n2 Operating context 8\n2.1 Environment 8\n2.2 Capabilities 9\n2.3 Key risks 11\n2.4 Cooperation 14\n2.5 Key activities for 2022–23 16\n3 Performance 23\n3.1 Performance Measure 1 24\n3.2 Performance Measure 2 25\n3.3 Performance Measure 3 26\nAppendix A: Agency Work Plan 27\nAppendix B: Performance target alignment to Agency purpose 41\n Source: `corporate-plans/2022-23.pdf (https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/australian-digital-health-agency_corporate-plan-2022-2023.pdf)`\n- [Page 13]\nAustralian Digital Health Agency Corporate Plan 2023–2024 13\nInconsistent evaluation of learning Evaluation of learning is planned and linked to\nand development organisational outcomes (tangible measures)\nDefined leadership pathways Tailored leadership and management\ndevelopment linked to specific Agency levels\nand the person’s learning needs\nAustralian Digital Health Agency Corporate Plan 2022–2023 11\nTogether, these initiatives are designed to create a vision and a workplace that is\npositive, dynamic and responsive and that can deliver with passion and purpose on\nthe strategic priorities of the Agency.\n Source: `corporate-plans/2023-24.pdf (https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/australian-digital-health-agency-corporate-plan-2023-2024.pdf)`\n- [Page 21]\nAustralian Digital Health Agency Corporate Plan 2021–2022 21\n3 Performance\n3.1 Overview\nThe Agency’s performance will be assessed against our purpose, the achievement of\nour strategic objectives and delivery of the annual work plan.\n Source: `corporate-plans/2021-22.pdf (https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/australian-digital-health-agency-corporate-plan-2021-2022.pdf)`\n- [Page 11]\nAustralian Digital Health Agency Corporate Plan 2022–2023 11\nPurpose\nA thriving workforce with\na sense of purpose, pride\nand passion to propel the\nInnovation Agency forward Experience\nAn inspiring, agile and A compelling value\ncollaborative work proposition and employee-\nenvironment that embraces centred experience across\ninnovation and empowers all employment types\neveryone to contribute\nideas and embrace\ncontinuous\nchange\nDigital Mindset Agency Connection\nA culture which puts digital DNA An inclusive and growth-\nat the centre of what we do focused culture where\nand how we do it through everyone can bring their best\ndigital ways of thinking self to work and be\nand working at all levels purposefully connected\nof our Agency with colleagues across\nthe Agency\nAccountability Leadership\nA workforce that Leaders who are trusted,\nembraces accountability respected and visible, who\n Source: `corporate-plans/2022-23.pdf (https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/australian-digital-health-agency_corporate-plan-2022-2023.pdf)`\n\n### Role and Functions\n\n- Index of annual report content requirements\nCorporate Commonwealth entities\nPGPA Rule Part of report Description Requirement\nreference\n17BE Contents of annual report\n17BE(a) Enabling legislation Details of the legislation establishing the body Mandatory\npage 6\n17BE(b)(i) Role A summary of the objects and functions of the entity Mandatory\npage 8 as set out in legislation\n17BE(b)(ii) Purpose The purposes of the entity as included in the entity’s Mandatory\npage 6 corporate plan for the reporting period\n17BE(c) Portfolio and The names of the persons holding the position of Mandatory\nministerial responsible Minister or responsible Ministers during\noversight the reporting period, and the titles of those\npage 8 responsible Ministers\n17BE(d) Ministerial Directions given to the entity by the Minister under If applicable,\ndirections and an Act or instrument during the reporting period mandatory\n Source: `annual-reports/2022-23.pdf (https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/australian-digital-health-agency-annual-report-2022-23.pdf)`\n- [Page 12]\nIntroduction\nand overview\n1.2 Overview of the Agency 8. such other functions as are conferred on the ♦ Fostering agile collaboration – Appropriate\nAgency by the Agency Rule or by any other co-design and co-production methodologies\nlaw of the Commonwealth; and are important for ensuring that digital health\n1.2.1 Role solutions developed for use in Australia meet\n9. to do anything incidental to or conducive\nthe evolving needs of users and stakeholders.\nto the performance of any of the above\nThe Agency is the accountable organisation for\nfunctions. ♦ Driving a culture of safety and quality – The\nprogressing digital health in Australia through\nsafety and quality of digital health solutions\nthe leadership, coordination and delivery of a The Agency’s responsibility includes the role\nand services are of critical importance.\n Source: `annual-reports/2018-19.pdf (https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/2020-10/Annual_Report_Australian_Digital_Health_Agency_2018-2019_Online.pdf)`\n- [Page 17]\nAustralian Digital Health Agency Board\nCharter v3.0\n5 Board member’s responsibilities\n5.1 Appointment and introduction\nPrior to and/or on appointment, Board members are requested to:\n• complete and sign relevant documentation acknowledging his or her responsibilities as a\nBoard member, and\n• participate in an induction to support him or her in understanding the role of a Board\nmember, and the functions and purpose of the Agency, Board, and advisory committees.\n Source: `strategies/board-charter---board-approved-12-may-2025.pdf (https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/board-charter---board-approved-12-may-2025.pdf)`\n- [Page 13]\nAustralian Digital Health Agency Board Jurisdictional Advisory Committee\nCharter v3.0\n5 Member’s responsibilities\n5.1 Appointment and induction\nPrior to and/or on appointment, members are requested to:\n• complete and sign relevant documentation acknowledging his or her responsibilities as a\nmember, and\n• participate in an induction to support him or her in understanding the role of a member,\nand the functions and purpose of the Agency, Board and the JAC.\n Source: `other-pdfs/board-jurisdictional-advisory-committee---board-approved-12-may-2025.pdf (https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/board-jurisdictional-advisory-committee---board-approved-12-may-2025.pdf)`\n- [Page 3]\nAustralian Digital Health Agency Corporate Plan 2021–2022 3\nContents\nMessage from the Board Chair 4\nMessage from the CEO 5\n1 About the Australian Digital Health Agency 6\n1.1 Our purpose 6\n1.2 Our role 6\n1.3 Our functions 6\n2 Operating environment 8\n2.1 Australia’s digital health landscape 8\n2.2 Cooperation 11\n2.3 Key activities for 2021-22 13\n2.4 Our capability 16\n2.5 Risk management 18\n3 Performance 21\n3.1 Overview 21\n3.2 Strategic priority 1 target – My Health Record 22\n3.3 Strategic priority 2 target – Secure messaging 23\n3.4 Strategic priority 3 target – Interoperability and data quality 23\n3.5 Strategic priority 4 target – Medicines safety 23\n3.6 Strategic priority 5 target – Enhanced models of care 24\n3.7 Strategic priority 6 target – Workforce and education 24\n3.8 Strategic priority 7 target – Driving innovation 24\nAppendix: Agency work plan 25\n Source: `corporate-plans/2021-22.pdf (https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/australian-digital-health-agency-corporate-plan-2021-2022.pdf)`\n- [Page 3]\nAustralian Digital Health Agency Corporate Plan 2022–2023 3\nContents\nMessage from the Board Chair 4\nMessage from the CEO 5\n1 About the Australian Digital Health Agency 6\n1.1 Vision 6\n1.2 Purpose 6\n1.3 Role 6\n1.4 Functions 6\n1.5 Strategic objectives 7\n2 Operating context 8\n2.1 Environment 8\n2.2 Capabilities 9\n2.3 Key risks 11\n2.4 Cooperation 14\n2.5 Key activities for 2022–23 16\n3 Performance 23\n3.1 Performance Measure 1 24\n3.2 Performance Measure 2 25\n3.3 Performance Measure 3 26\nAppendix A: Agency Work Plan 27\nAppendix B: Performance target alignment to Agency purpose 41\n Source: `corporate-plans/2022-23.pdf (https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/australian-digital-health-agency_corporate-plan-2022-2023.pdf)`\n\n### Strategic Priorities\n\n- [Page 3]\nAustralian Digital Health Agency Corporate Plan 2021–2022 3\nContents\nMessage from the Board Chair 4\nMessage from the CEO 5\n1 About the Australian Digital Health Agency 6\n1.1 Our purpose 6\n1.2 Our role 6\n1.3 Our functions 6\n2 Operating environment 8\n2.1 Australia’s digital health landscape 8\n2.2 Cooperation 11\n2.3 Key activities for 2021-22 13\n2.4 Our capability 16\n2.5 Risk management 18\n3 Performance 21\n3.1 Overview 21\n3.2 Strategic priority 1 target – My Health Record 22\n3.3 Strategic priority 2 target – Secure messaging 23\n3.4 Strategic priority 3 target – Interoperability and data quality 23\n3.5 Strategic priority 4 target – Medicines safety 23\n3.6 Strategic priority 5 target – Enhanced models of care 24\n3.7 Strategic priority 6 target – Workforce and education 24\n3.8 Strategic priority 7 target – Driving innovation 24\nAppendix: Agency work plan 25\n Source: `corporate-plans/2021-22.pdf (https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/australian-digital-health-agency-corporate-plan-2021-2022.pdf)`\n- [Page 29]\nAustralian Digital Health Agency Corporate Plan 2021–2022 29\nOFFICIAL\nStrategy into Action\nADHA Strategic Objectives Program Plans\n+\nPartnership\nDelivery\nFoundational National Enabling Agreements\nPriorities Priorities Priorities +\nBranch Plans\nNational Strategy Agency Strategy Work Plan Implementation\nIn June 2020, following consultation with clinical peak bodies, states, territories and the Commonwealth, the Agency Board approved a two-year Work\nPlan (2020-22) that sought to deliver against the strategic priorities outlined in the National Digital Health Strategy, as well as deliver on the emerging\npriorities of Government, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.\n Source: `corporate-plans/2021-22.pdf (https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/australian-digital-health-agency-corporate-plan-2021-2022.pdf)`\n- Digital strategy\n2022-27 Digital health strategy for Australia\nIn 2021–22, the Agency and our partners will continue to deliver the core, national\ndigital health foundations outlined in Australia’s National Digital Health Strategy – Safe,\nSeamless and Secure: evolving health and care to meet the needs of modern Australia.12\nThe strategy was approved by Australia’s Health Ministers on 4 August 2017 and\nidentifies seven strategic priority outcomes to be delivered by June 2022:\n1.\n Source: `corporate-plans/2021-22.pdf (https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/australian-digital-health-agency-corporate-plan-2021-2022.pdf)`\n- [Page 23]\nAustralian Digital Health Agency Corporate Plan 2021–2022 23\n3.3 Strategic priority 2 target – Secure messaging\nHealth information that can be exchanged securely\nAll supported patient data is exchanged securely between healthcare providers.\n Source: `corporate-plans/2021-22.pdf (https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/australian-digital-health-agency-corporate-plan-2021-2022.pdf)`\n- [Page 24]\nAustralian Digital Health Agency Corporate Plan 2021–2022 24\n3.5 Strategic priority 4 target – Medicines safety\nBetter availability and access to prescriptions and medicines information\nBetter availability and access to prescriptions and medicines information for\nAustralians.\n Source: `corporate-plans/2021-22.pdf (https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/australian-digital-health-agency-corporate-plan-2021-2022.pdf)`\n- [Page 25]\nAustralian Digital Health Agency Corporate Plan 2021–2022 25\n3.7 Strategic priority 6 target – Workforce and education\nA workforce confidently using digital health technologies to deliver health and care\nHealthcare professionals are using digital health technologies more confidently to\nimprove the quality and safety of patient care.\n Source: `corporate-plans/2021-22.pdf (https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/australian-digital-health-agency-corporate-plan-2021-2022.pdf)`\n- [Page 3]\nAustralian Digital Health Agency Corporate Plan 2022–2023 3\nContents\nMessage from the Board Chair 4\nMessage from the CEO 5\n1 About the Australian Digital Health Agency 6\n1.1 Vision 6\n1.2 Purpose 6\n1.3 Role 6\n1.4 Functions 6\n1.5 Strategic objectives 7\n2 Operating context 8\n2.1 Environment 8\n2.2 Capabilities 9\n2.3 Key risks 11\n2.4 Cooperation 14\n2.5 Key activities for 2022–23 16\n3 Performance 23\n3.1 Performance Measure 1 24\n3.2 Performance Measure 2 25\n3.3 Performance Measure 3 26\nAppendix A: Agency Work Plan 27\nAppendix B: Performance target alignment to Agency purpose 41\n Source: `corporate-plans/2022-23.pdf (https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/australian-digital-health-agency_corporate-plan-2022-2023.pdf)`\n- [Page 13]\nAustralian Digital Health Agency Corporate Plan 2023–2024 13\nInconsistent evaluation of learning Evaluation of learning is planned and linked to\nand development organisational outcomes (tangible measures)\nDefined leadership pathways Tailored leadership and management\ndevelopment linked to specific Agency levels\nand the person’s learning needs\nAustralian Digital Health Agency Corporate Plan 2022–2023 11\nTogether, these initiatives are designed to create a vision and a workplace that is\npositive, dynamic and responsive and that can deliver with passion and purpose on\nthe strategic priorities of the Agency.\n Source: `corporate-plans/2023-24.pdf (https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/australian-digital-health-agency-corporate-plan-2023-2024.pdf)`\n- [Page 7]\nChief Executive\nOfficer’s review\nStrategic Priority 3: Strategic Priority 4: Strategic Priority 5: Strategic Priority 6:\nInteroperability Medicines Safety Enhanced Models of Care Workforce and Education\nIn 2018 - 19, the Agency launched a national In 2017 the Medicines View document was made The National Children’s Digital Health The Agency has continued to support the new\nconsultation to develop an Interoperability available in the My Health Record.\n Source: `annual-reports/2018-19.pdf (https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/2020-10/Annual_Report_Australian_Digital_Health_Agency_2018-2019_Online.pdf)`\n- Focus areas for 2023–24 included electronic prescribing in hospitals:\n● Recognising the benefits that electronic prescribing could deliver to hospitals, including the opportunity to\nimprove Quality Use of Medicines and contribute to improved efficiencies, access to timely services and\npatient safety, the implementation of electronic prescribing in public hospitals has been identified as a key\nstrategic priority under the Intergovernmental Agreement on National Digital Health 2023–2027 (IGA).\n● Over September 2023 to May 2024, the Agency completed extensive engagement with jurisdictions, clinical\npeak organisations, the software industry, clinicians and consumers to analyse the current state and\nreadiness for electronic prescribing across the jurisdictions and to establish the future direction for electronic\nprescribing in public hospitals.\n Source: `annual-reports/2023-24.pdf (https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/australian-digital-health-agency-annual-report-2023-24.pdf)`\n\n## KPIs, Targets, and Where They Are At\n\n- [Page 3]\nAustralian Digital Health Agency Corporate Plan 2022–2023 3\nContents\nMessage from the Board Chair 4\nMessage from the CEO 5\n1 About the Australian Digital Health Agency 6\n1.1 Vision 6\n1.2 Purpose 6\n1.3 Role 6\n1.4 Functions 6\n1.5 Strategic objectives 7\n2 Operating context 8\n2.1 Environment 8\n2.2 Capabilities 9\n2.3 Key risks 11\n2.4 Cooperation 14\n2.5 Key activities for 2022–23 16\n3 Performance 23\n3.1 Performance Measure 1 24\n3.2 Performance Measure 2 25\n3.3 Performance Measure 3 26\nAppendix A: Agency Work Plan 27\nAppendix B: Performance target alignment to Agency purpose 41\n Source: `corporate-plans/2022-23.pdf (https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/australian-digital-health-agency_corporate-plan-2022-2023.pdf)`\n- [Page 24]\nAustralian Digital Health Agency Corporate Plan 2022–2023 24\n3.1 Performance Measure 1\nInfrastructure solutions and initiatives provide access to and promote adoption of\nsecure digital health services.29\n2022–23 target 2023–26 targets\n1.\n Source: `corporate-plans/2022-23.pdf (https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/australian-digital-health-agency_corporate-plan-2022-2023.pdf)`\n- [Page 25]\nAustralian Digital Health Agency Corporate Plan 2022–2023 25\n3.2 Performance Measure 2\nDigital health interoperability available to healthcare providers and consumers that\nimproves how people use digital health care information.30\n2022–23 target 2023–26 targets\n6.\n Source: `corporate-plans/2022-23.pdf (https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/australian-digital-health-agency_corporate-plan-2022-2023.pdf)`\n- [Page 26]\nAustralian Digital Health Agency Corporate Plan 2022–2023 26\n3.3 Performance Measure 3\nEnsure digital health services, systems and products are sustainable and cost\neffective.31\n2022–23 target 2023–26 targets\n9.\n Source: `corporate-plans/2022-23.pdf (https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/australian-digital-health-agency_corporate-plan-2022-2023.pdf)`\n- [Page 57]\nAustralian Digital Health Agency Corporate Plan 2025–2026 57\nPerformance Measure 3 Digital health infrastructure supports healthcare\n2025–26 target: Availability of products and services: Agency products and services meet or exceed the planned availability target of 99.9%:\n8 of 9 • National Consumer Portal\n• National Provider Portal\n• my health app\nKey focus area Deliver national digital health infrastructure\nMeasuring whether Agency products meet or exceed their planned availability targets aims to demonstrate the Agency’s ability in maintaining a secure and\nAlignment to purpose stable national digital health infrastructure.\n Source: `corporate-plans/2025-26.pdf (https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/corporate-plan-202526--australian-digital-health-agency.pdf)`\n- The Agency directly contributes to this result because it is\nTarget rationale\nresponsible for developing and maintain infrastructure, systems, and protocols for sharing health information.\n#docs views uploaded by others: current FY – previous FY\n% Change =\nTarget calculation #docs views uploaded by others: previous FY\nTarget met = 20% target achieved or exceeded\nTarget achievement Partially met = at least 50% of target achieved\nNot met = less than 50% of target achieved\n12\n Source: `corporate-plans/2022-23.pdf (https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/australian-digital-health-agency_corporate-plan-2022-2023.pdf)`\n- Extensive engagement with\nprivate sector pathology and The result of these co-\ndiagnostic imaging providers developed innovations allows\ncontinued throughout 2018– healthcare providers to find\n19, supporting providers each other and exchange\nwith their connection and clinical information in real\ntime.\nsoftware upgrade challenges,\nas well as negotiating with This foundational work has\nseveral larger organisations been the result of sustained\nregarding their willingness to engagement with industry.\nparticipate, which accounted While the ongoing discussions\nhave meant the development\nfor the shortfall in private\nof an appropriate solution has\npathology participation.\nbeen prolonged, meaningful\nprogress towards delivering a\nMaintain Maintained availability Target Maintained availability federated provider directory\navailability of 99% of the time met 99.65% of the time.\n Source: `annual-reports/2018-19.pdf (https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/2020-10/Annual_Report_Australian_Digital_Health_Agency_2018-2019_Online.pdf)`\n- The Agency directly contributes to this result because it\nTarget rationale\nis responsible for developing and maintain infrastructure, systems, and protocols for sharing health information.\n#docs views uploaded by others: current FY – previous FY\n% Change =\nTarget calculation #docs views uploaded by others: previous FY\nTarget met = 20% target achieved or exceeded\nTarget achievement Partially met = at least 50% of target achieved\nNot met = less than 50% of target achieved\n Source: `corporate-plans/2023-24.pdf (https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/australian-digital-health-agency-corporate-plan-2023-2024.pdf)`\n- Target met = 100% of target achieved (20,000 participants)\nTarget achievement Partially met = at least 50% of target achieved (10,000 participants)\nNot met = less than 50% of target achieved (under 10,000 participants)\n Source: `corporate-plans/2024-25.pdf (https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/australian-digital-health-agency-corporate-plan-2024-25.pdf)`\n- Number of residenVal aged care faciliVes registered to My Health Record\nTarget calculation registraVon =\nTotal number of residenVal aged care faciliVes\n%\nTarget met = 100% of target achieved (80% registered)\nTarget achievement Partially met = at least 50% of target achieved (at least 40% registered)\nNot met = less than 50% of target achieved (less than 40% registered)\n Source: `corporate-plans/2024-25.pdf (https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/australian-digital-health-agency-corporate-plan-2024-25.pdf)`\n- Target met = 100% of target achieved (10% increase)\nTarget achievement Target partially met = at least 50% of target achieved (minimum 5% increase)\nTarget not met = less than 50% of target achieved (below 5% increase)\n Source: `corporate-plans/2025-26.pdf (https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/corporate-plan-202526--australian-digital-health-agency.pdf)`\n- Oversight is provided by a\nand responsible for the realisation of benefits. steering group made up of senior representatives\nfrom 30 of the key stakeholder organisations.\n♦ Tier 2 – Program Management Office and\nProgram Delivery Committee to oversee\nexecution and provide decision and execution\nNine months ago, we said\nguidance at program level.\nanything over 50% would be\n♦ Tier 3 – Program Management Working\nGroups to manage delivery of projects a spectacular job, given the\nwithin the program and manage day-to-day degree of difficulty faced by the\noperational delivery of My Health Record\nagency. (The Agency) has as\nExpansion.\ngood as achieved 50%, which\nDelivery by December 2018, to cost, quality\nstandards and benefits realisation is highly likely says this is an organisation\nas there are no major risk or issues threatening that is moving on its target\ndelivery to the agreed timeframe.\n Source: `annual-reports/2017-18.pdf (https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/2020-10/Annual_Report_Australian_Digital_Health_Agency_2017-2018_Online.pdf)`\n- 2018 – 19 target Achieved\nDigital Health criteria 2019\nStrategy\nHealth Deliver a Deliver a national opt Target Delivered a national opt out\ninformation national opt out model for the met model for the My Health\nthat is out model My Health Record by Record system by 31 January\nDr Elizabeth Deveny\navailable for the My 31 December 2018 2019, including:\nChair whenever and Health Record (extended until 31 ♦ multiple releases in\nwherever it is and enhance January 2019), and support of opt out\n14 October 2019 needed the system release a minimum of initiatives and\nto improve two upgrades to the\nparticipation, system to increase ♦ legislative changes\nusage, content, improve the in December 2018 to\ncontent and end user experience, strengthen the safety and\nengagement mobile access, privacy protections of the\nwith the management of family system.\nservice. records, allergies,\nmedicines view, and\n Source: `annual-reports/2018-19.pdf (https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/2020-10/Annual_Report_Australian_Digital_Health_Agency_2018-2019_Online.pdf)`\n- [Page 20]\nPerformance\nPillar of Pillar of\nNational Performance OUTCOME by 30 June National Performance OUTCOME by 30 June\n2018 – 19 target Achieved 2018 – 19 target Achieved\nDigital Health criteria 2019 Digital Health criteria 2019\nStrategy Strategy\nHealth Establish Six States and Target All states and territories Health Establish a Establish a federated Target The Agency secure messaging\ninformation foundation Territories, and more partially were connected and sharing information trustworthy, provider directory partially program coordinated\nthat is sources of than 60% of private met reports with My Health that can be seamless and information met activities across industry,\ngovernment and clinical\navailable pathology and pathology labs Record from inpatient exchanged process for a exchange trust\npeak stakeholders to design\nwhenever and diagnostic and 10% of private settings.\n Source: `annual-reports/2018-19.pdf (https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/2020-10/Annual_Report_Australian_Digital_Health_Agency_2018-2019_Online.pdf)`\n\n## Key Metrics\n\n| Values found | Evidence | Source |\n|---|---|---|\n| $1.4 million, 1.4 million | Budget Variances Commentary\nExpenses\nEmployee Benefits expenses were $1.4 million higher than the original budget primarily due to average staff\ncosts in 2022-23 higher than the rate used for budget estimates, and the 3% pay rise for staff in February 2023\nwhich was also not factored into budget estimates. | `annual-reports/2022-23.pdf (https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/australian-digital-health-agency-annual-report-2022-23.pdf)` |\n| $15.1 million, $9.4 million, 15.1 million, 9.4 million | Intangibles were $15.1 million higher than the original budget primarily due to the My Health Record’s useful\nlife adjustments at the end of 2021-22 which resulted in $9.4 million decrease in amortisation expenses and a\nhigher closing net book value that was not factored into budget estimates, combined with new asset for\nprojects in 2022-23 in relation to My Health Record (MHR), the Application Programming Interface (API)\nGateway, the Healthcare | `annual-reports/2022-23.pdf (https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/australian-digital-health-agency-annual-report-2022-23.pdf)` |\n| $3 million, 3 million | Financial statements 109\nBudget Variances Commentary\nExpenses\nEmployee Benefits expenses were $3 million higher than the original budget primarily due to average staff\ncosts in 2023–24 being higher than the rate used for budget estimates, including from the 4% pay rise for staff\nin March 2024 and other impacts of the Agency’s Enterprise Agreement which were not factored into budget\nestimates. | `annual-reports/2023-24.pdf (https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/australian-digital-health-agency-annual-report-2023-24.pdf)` |\n| $41 million, 41 million | Budget Variances Commentary\nAssets\nCash and Cash equivalent were $41 million lower than the original budget primarily due to the higher supplier\npayables balance at 30 June 2022, with increased cash outflows required to settle these obligations in 2022-23\nwhich were not factored into budget estimates, combined with the impact of the Agency’s operating loss\n(excluding non-cash depreciation and amortisation expenses). | `annual-reports/2022-23.pdf (https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/australian-digital-health-agency-annual-report-2022-23.pdf)` |\n| $55.1 million, 55.1 million | Financial statements 111\nBudget Variances Commentary\nAssets\nCash and Cash equivalent were $55.1 million higher than the original budget primarily due to the higher\nsupplier payables balance at 30 June 2024, combined with the impact of the Agency’s operating surplus\n(excluding non-cash depreciation and amortisation expenses). | `annual-reports/2023-24.pdf (https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/australian-digital-health-agency-annual-report-2023-24.pdf)` |\n| $17.9 million, 17.9 million | Depreciation and Amortisation costs were $17.9 million lower than the original budget as a result of reduced\ncapitalisations in 2023–24 of intangible assets compared to assumptions factored into budget estimates, as a\nresult of the same drivers as outlined above for supplier expenses. | `annual-reports/2023-24.pdf (https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/australian-digital-health-agency-annual-report-2023-24.pdf)` |\n| $20.494 million, $235.561 million, $256.055 million, 20.494 million, 235.561 million, 256.055 million | Some are established expressly by the Agency\nRule:\nFinancial outcome\n♦ Clinical and Technical Advisory Committee\n♦ Operating loss: $20.494 million\n♦ Jurisdictional Advisory Committee\n♦ Operating revenue: $235.561 million\n♦ Consumer Advisory Committee\n♦ Operating expenses: $256.055 million\n♦ Privacy and Security Advisory Committee\nThe Agency’s financial performance, and\nOne is created by the Board, pursuant to a power\nAustralian National Audit Off | `annual-reports/2017-18.pdf (https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/2020-10/Annual_Report_Australian_Digital_Health_Agency_2017-2018_Online.pdf)` |\n| $40.2 million, 40.2 million | Budget Variances Commentary\nCash outflows from operating activities were $40.2 million higher the original budget primarily due to the\nhigher supplier payables balance at 30 June 2022, with increased cash outflows required to settle these\nobligations in 2022-23 which were not factored into budget estimates, combined with the impact of the\nAgency’s operating loss (excluding non-cash depreciation and amortisation expenses). | `annual-reports/2022-23.pdf (https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/australian-digital-health-agency-annual-report-2022-23.pdf)` |\n| $2.9 million, 2.9 million | Revenue from Government\nRevenue from Government was $2.9 million higher than the original budget due to additional funding received\nfrom Government through 2022-23 Portfolio Additional Estimates for the COVID-19 Response Package. | `annual-reports/2022-23.pdf (https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/australian-digital-health-agency-annual-report-2022-23.pdf)` |\n| $22.712 million, $256.812 million, $259.760 million, $30.220 million, $282.472 million, 22.712 million | The Agency is jointly funded by the\n♦ Operating loss: $22.712 million\nInformation about our governance, management Commonwealth ($256.812 million) and the states\n♦ Operating revenue: $259.760 million\nand accountability frameworks is covered in and territories ($30.220 million) reflecting the\n♦ Operating expenses: $282.472 million\nPart 3 of this report. commitment at all levels of government to the The Agency’s financial performance, and\ndelivery | `annual-reports/2018-19.pdf (https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/2020-10/Annual_Report_Australian_Digital_Health_Agency_2018-2019_Online.pdf)` |\n| $256.812 million, $259.760 million, $30.220 million, $282.472 million, 256.812 million, 259.760 million | [Page 54]\nFinancial statements\n4.1 Financial summary 4.2 Financial outcome\nThe Agency is jointly funded by the The Agency had a total operating revenue of\nCommonwealth ($256.812 million) and the states $259.760 million in 2018 – 19, and incurred total\nand territories ($30.220 million). expenses of $282.472 million. | `annual-reports/2018-19.pdf (https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/2020-10/Annual_Report_Australian_Digital_Health_Agency_2018-2019_Online.pdf)` |\n| $32.8 million, $255.9 million, $288.7 million, 32.8 million, 255.9 million, 288.7 million | Financial outcome\n● Operating loss: $32.8 million\n● Operating revenue: $255.9 million\n● Operating expenses: $288.7 million\nThe Agency’s financial performance and the Australian National Audit Office’s (ANAO) audited financial statements\nare presented in Part 4 of this report. | `annual-reports/2022-23.pdf (https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/australian-digital-health-agency-annual-report-2022-23.pdf)` |\n| $20.2 million, 20.2 million | Suppliers expenses were $20.2 million higher than the original budget primarily due to higher than budgeted\ncontractor expenses as a result of entering 2022-23 with a level higher than incorporated into budget estimates\nand higher IT costs due to increases in consumption volumes and charges for cloud storage, partially offset by\nreductions in advertising and communications expenses to support the Agency’s budget position. | `annual-reports/2022-23.pdf (https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/australian-digital-health-agency-annual-report-2022-23.pdf)` |\n| $2.779 million, $0.06 million, 2.779 million, 0.06 million | Interest revenue from financial assets for 2022-23 was $2.779 million (2021-22: $0.06 million). | `annual-reports/2022-23.pdf (https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/australian-digital-health-agency-annual-report-2022-23.pdf)` |\n| $25.9 million, 25.9 million | Intangibles were $25.9 million higher than the original budget primarily due to reduced depreciation in\n2023–24 compared to assumptions factored into budget estimates (predominantly relating to My Health\nRecord assets) and delays in project commencements and completion as outlined earlier. | `annual-reports/2023-24.pdf (https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/australian-digital-health-agency-annual-report-2023-24.pdf)` |\n\n## Key Achievements\n\n- Outcome 1\nPriority area 1.1: Connect care\nInitiative # Initiative Lead/s (bold) and Partners Initial Target Current Status\n1.1.01 Develop and maintain a national secure messaging The Agency Ongoing to 2028 Complete and\ncapability to enable the safe exchange of clinical All health departments, Government ongoing\ndocuments agencies, Industry and technology\nvendors, Healthcare providers,\nAustralian Centre for Disease Control\nAction The National Secure Messaging Network (NSMN) project has delivered a set of standards that can be implemented via the Health Connect\nRoadmap, which will progress secure directed information sharing.\n Source: `strategies/national-digital-health-strategy-action-and-impact-report.pdf (https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/national-digital-health-strategy-action-and-impact-report.pdf)`\n- [Page 43]\nAustralian Digital Health Agency Corporate Plan 2024–2025 43\nModernise infrastructure\nAgency priorities 2023–24 completed 2024–25 proposed focus Primary NDHS action\nPERSON-CENTRED\nHealth Information ü Endorsed HIE scope, approach and priority uses with in- Progress development of HIE through design for Consolidated\nExchange (HIE) and principle support for direction of first version of HIE National Provider Directory and development of HIE 2.2.1 Develop National HIE Architecture and Roadmap that\nmodernisation Architecture and Roadmap (pending final approval) Architecture and Roadmap for priority use cases will establish requirements and direction to enable\nconsistent, secure, safe and discoverable near real time\ninformation sharing\nü Upgrades to support Health API Gateway including Maintenance, support and enhancement of Health API\n Source: `corporate-plans/2024-25.pdf (https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/australian-digital-health-agency-corporate-plan-2024-25.pdf)`\n- Deliver 350 Target met The Agency has surpassed its target of 350 education sessions – 461 were\ndigital health delivered live to over 5,000 participants and an additional 6,000 people viewed\nliteracy and recorded sessions.\nawareness\nThe growing trend towards viewing recorded sessions highlights the need to\nrelated\nprovide flexible education options where people can view sessions and access\neducational\nother education at a time suitable to them.\n Source: `annual-reports/2022-23.pdf (https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/australian-digital-health-agency-annual-report-2022-23.pdf)`\n- [Page 46]\nAppendix A: Roadmap initiatives progress update National Digital Health Strategy Action and Impact Report\nPriority area 1.3: Enhance and maintain modern and integrated digital solutions\nInitial Roadmap\nInitiative # Initiative Lead/s (bold) and Partners Current Status\nTarget\n1.3.01 Continue modernising digital health infrastructure The Agency Ongoing to 2028 In progress\nincluding My Health Record with contemporary Industry and technology vendors,\narchitectures to make information more accessible and All health departments, Consumers,\ndiscoverable Healthcare providers, Researchers\nAction Development and publication of the Health Connect Australia Strategy, Architecture and Roadmap completed June 2025.\n Source: `strategies/national-digital-health-strategy-action-and-impact-report.pdf (https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/national-digital-health-strategy-action-and-impact-report.pdf)`\n- [Page 48]\nAppendix A: Roadmap initiatives progress update National Digital Health Strategy Action and Impact Report\nPriority area 1.3: Enhance and maintain modern and integrated digital solutions continued\nInitial Roadmap\nInitiative # Initiative Lead/s (bold) and Partners Current Status\nTarget\n1.3.04 Continue to implement standards and resilience All governments Ongoing to 2028 In progress\nmeasures to protect personal health information and All health departments, Healthcare\ndigital health infrastructure from cyber-attack, natural providers, Industry and technology\ndisasters and climate events vendors\nAction The Australian Government has pursued measures to ensure digital health data and infrastructure is protected and secure, including:\nthe Australian Government released the 2023-2030 Australian Cyber Security Strategy in November 2023, the Agency’s cyber security\n Source: `strategies/national-digital-health-strategy-action-and-impact-report.pdf (https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/national-digital-health-strategy-action-and-impact-report.pdf)`\n- [Page 65]\nAppendix A: Roadmap initiatives progress update National Digital Health Strategy Action and Impact Report\nOutcome 3\nPriority area 3.1: Improve and expand virtual care\nInitial Roadmap\nInitiative # Initiative Lead/s (bold) and Partners Current Status\nTarget\n3.1.01 Provide digital solutions to support the expanded All Health Departments Ongoing to 2028 In progress and\ndelivery of home-based care, such as hospital services Healthcare providers, Industry and ongoing\ndelivered in the home and services provided in residential technology vendors, Care providers\ncare facilities\nAction Each Australian state and territory is delivering a program/s of home-base care.\n Source: `strategies/national-digital-health-strategy-action-and-impact-report.pdf (https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/national-digital-health-strategy-action-and-impact-report.pdf)`\n- [Page 70]\nAppendix A: Roadmap initiatives progress update National Digital Health Strategy Action and Impact Report\nPriority area 3.3: Support equitable health access continued\nInitial Roadmap\nInitiative # Initiative Lead/s (bold) and Partners Current Status\nTarget\n3.3.02 Identify options to improve data integration between the DHDA Ongoing to 2028 In progress\nhealth and disability systems All governments, Department of Social\nServices, National Disability Insurance\nAgency\nAction Development and publication of the Health Connect Australia Strategy, Architecture and Roadmap completed June 2025.\n Source: `strategies/national-digital-health-strategy-action-and-impact-report.pdf (https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/national-digital-health-strategy-action-and-impact-report.pdf)`\n- Modernise Digital health ü Established as program of work focused on supporting the Progress procurement for ongoing management, support, to make information more accessible and discoverable\ninfrastructure stability and maturity of My Health Record and a FHIR®- stability and maturity of My Health Record infrastructure and a\ninfrastructure\nprogram based repository FHIR®-based repository\nProvide a more data-rich view of healthcare information for\nMy Health Record ü Conceptual architecture drafted and high-level business\nconsumers by establishing foundational technical components\n(MHR) on FHIR® requirements completed\nto enable a new, data-rich national FHIR repository\nContinue to transform the\nnational infrastructure, building Authentication FOUNDATIONAL\nDevelop a Digital Health Authentication Blueprint for\n Source: `corporate-plans/2024-25.pdf (https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/australian-digital-health-agency-corporate-plan-2024-25.pdf)`\n- [Page 41]\nAppendix A: Roadmap initiatives progress update National Digital Health Strategy Action and Impact Report\nPriority area 1.1: Connect care continued\nInitiative # Initiative Lead/s (bold) and Partners Initial Target Current Status\n1.1.08 Finalise clinical information system standards for The Agency Delivery by 2025 Completed\nresidential aged care facilities All governments, DHDA, Industry and\ntechnology vendors, Residential aged\ncare providers and facilities\nAction The Agency conducted a comprehensive assessment of interoperability between general practice (GP) and residential aged care facility\nsystems and made recommendations to inform future standards development.\n Source: `strategies/national-digital-health-strategy-action-and-impact-report.pdf (https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/national-digital-health-strategy-action-and-impact-report.pdf)`\n- [Page 50]\nAppendix A: Roadmap initiatives progress update National Digital Health Strategy Action and Impact Report\nPriority area 1.3: Enhance and maintain modern and integrated digital solutions continued\nInitial Roadmap\nInitiative # Initiative Lead/s (bold) and Partners Current Status\nTarget\n1.3.07 Mandate electronic prescribing for medicines that are DHDA Initiate planning by Planning\nhigh cost and/or high risk through updates to technology, All health departments, Healthcare 2024\nstandards and regulation providers, Consumers, Industry and\ntechnology vendors\nAction Following environmental analysis completed to inform implementation of the new policy aiming to mandate EP for high-risk and high-\ncost medicines, a technical review of the digital medicines ecosystem architecture including upstream and downstream systems and\n Source: `strategies/national-digital-health-strategy-action-and-impact-report.pdf (https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/national-digital-health-strategy-action-and-impact-report.pdf)`\n- [Page 53]\nAppendix A: Roadmap initiatives progress update National Digital Health Strategy Action and Impact Report\nPriority area 2.2: Increase availability of health information\nInitial Roadmap\nInitiative # Initiative Lead/s (bold) and Partners Current Status\nTarget\n2.2.01 Develop a National Health Information Exchange The Agency Initiate planning by Completed\nArchitecture and Roadmap that will establish the national DHDA 2024\ntechnical infrastructure requirements and direction to Consumers, Healthcare providers\nenable consistent, secure, safe and discoverable near\nreal-time sharing of health information across care\nsettings, with consent, regardless of where the data is\nstored.\n Source: `strategies/national-digital-health-strategy-action-and-impact-report.pdf (https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/national-digital-health-strategy-action-and-impact-report.pdf)`\n- [Page 54]\nAppendix A: Roadmap initiatives progress update National Digital Health Strategy Action and Impact Report\nPriority area 2.2: Increase availability of health information continued\nInitial Roadmap\nInitiative # Initiative Lead/s (bold) and Partners Current Status\nTarget\n2.2.03 Enable key health information to be made easily available The Agency Initiate planning by Completed\nto support the transfer of care between residential aged Industry and technology vendors, 2024\ncare and acute care settings.\n Source: `strategies/national-digital-health-strategy-action-and-impact-report.pdf (https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/national-digital-health-strategy-action-and-impact-report.pdf)`\n\n## Key Issues, Risks, and Recommendations\n\n- [Page 43]\nManagement and\naccountability\n3.1.6 Internal governance on emerging challenges, resourcing priorities, 3.1.7 Risk management Audit and Risk Committee\nperformance progress, and the operation of\nThe Audit and Risk Committee is independent of\nThe Agency is committed to a comprehensive\nCEO policies and processes in practice, leading to their\nthe Agency and provides assurance and advice\nand coordinated approach to managing risk at\ncontinuous improvement.\n Source: `annual-reports/2018-19.pdf (https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/2020-10/Annual_Report_Australian_Digital_Health_Agency_2018-2019_Online.pdf)`\n- [Page 40]\nManagement and\naccountability\nThe final advisory body, an audit committee, is mandated by Section 45 of the PGPA Act, and Section\nPrivacy and The Privacy and Security Advisory Committee advises on: 17 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Rule 2014 (PGPA Rule) sets out its powers of\nSecurity review:\n♦ Legal issues in relation to digital health systems, including copyright, data\nAdvisory\nprivacy issues, confidentiality issues, data security and legal liability;\nCommittee\nAudit The Audit and Risk Committee was established to help the Board discharge\n♦ The long-term legal framework of digital health systems;\nand Risk its responsibilities under the PGPA Act and PGPA Rule through review of the\n♦ Privacy and security issues encountered by users of digital health systems, and Committee Agency’s financial reporting, performance monitoring, risk oversight and\n Source: `annual-reports/2018-19.pdf (https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/2020-10/Annual_Report_Australian_Digital_Health_Agency_2018-2019_Online.pdf)`\n- [Page 9]\nOfficial\nAudit and Risk Committee\nCharter v3.0\n2.2.4 Internal control\nThe ARC must review and provide independent advice, including a written statement to the\nBoard, on the appropriateness of the Agency’s:\n• approach to maintaining an effective internal control framework, including\ncontrols in relation to functions performed by external parties such as\ncontractors, shared service providers and consultants, and whether\nappropriate processes are in place for assessing whether key policies and\nprocedures are complied with;\n• management and operation of policies and procedures, including Board\ninstructions, delegations, business continuity, bullying and harassment and other\npolicies, are periodically reviewed and updated;\n• approach to maintaining an effective internal security system, including\ncorporate and My Health Record, and compliance with the Protective Security\n Source: `other-pdfs/audit-and-risk-committee-charter---board-approved-10-april-2025.pdf (https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/audit-and-risk-committee-charter---board-approved-10-april-2025.pdf)`\n- Some are established expressly by the Agency\nRule:\nFinancial outcome\n♦ Clinical and Technical Advisory Committee\n♦ Operating loss: $20.494 million\n♦ Jurisdictional Advisory Committee\n♦ Operating revenue: $235.561 million\n♦ Consumer Advisory Committee\n♦ Operating expenses: $256.055 million\n♦ Privacy and Security Advisory Committee\nThe Agency’s financial performance, and\nOne is created by the Board, pursuant to a power\nAustralian National Audit Office (ANAO) audited\nunder the Agency Rule:\nfinancial statements are presented in Part 4 of\nthis report.\n♦ Digital Health Safety and Quality Governance\nCommittee\nAnother is compulsory under the PGPA Act:\n♦ Audit and Risk Committee\n16 Australian Digital Health Agency | Annual Report 2017–18 Australian Digital Health Agency | Annual Report 2017–18 17\n Source: `annual-reports/2017-18.pdf (https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/2020-10/Annual_Report_Australian_Digital_Health_Agency_2017-2018_Online.pdf)`\n- Oversight is provided by a\nand responsible for the realisation of benefits. steering group made up of senior representatives\nfrom 30 of the key stakeholder organisations.\n♦ Tier 2 – Program Management Office and\nProgram Delivery Committee to oversee\nexecution and provide decision and execution\nNine months ago, we said\nguidance at program level.\nanything over 50% would be\n♦ Tier 3 – Program Management Working\nGroups to manage delivery of projects a spectacular job, given the\nwithin the program and manage day-to-day degree of difficulty faced by the\noperational delivery of My Health Record\nagency. (The Agency) has as\nExpansion.\ngood as achieved 50%, which\nDelivery by December 2018, to cost, quality\nstandards and benefits realisation is highly likely says this is an organisation\nas there are no major risk or issues threatening that is moving on its target\ndelivery to the agreed timeframe.\n Source: `annual-reports/2017-18.pdf (https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/2020-10/Annual_Report_Australian_Digital_Health_Agency_2017-2018_Online.pdf)`\n- It is also required\nthe challenges of organisational change; and\nto provide statistics of any notifiable incidents\n♦ Staff and family access to an Employee\n(serious work-related injuries or illness) and\nAssistance Program – an independent,\ndetails of any investigations conducted during\nconfidential and free professional counselling\nthe reporting period.\nservice provided by external, registered\nThese initiatives included the following. psychologists to address vocational or\npersonal issues (52 employees, or their\nWorkplace health and safety families, utilised this service in 2017–18).\n♦ Encouraging staff to report accidents, incidents These initiatives have assisted employees in\nor dangers; adopting healthy work and lifestyle practices, and\nreflect the Agency’s commitment to fostering a\n♦ Workstation assessments with the provision of\nstrong health and safety culture.\n Source: `annual-reports/2017-18.pdf (https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/2020-10/Annual_Report_Australian_Digital_Health_Agency_2017-2018_Online.pdf)`\n- [Page 133]\n5\nNavigation aids\n5.1 Annual Report compliance index\nPublic Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013\nRequirement Reference Pages\nAnnual Report for Commonwealth entities Section 46 Throughout\nAnnual Performance Statements Paragraph 39(1)(b) 41\nAudited Annual Financial Statements Subsection 43(4) 107\nAuditor-General’s audit report Subsection 43(4) 105\nPublic Governance, Performance and Accountability Rule 2014\nRequirement Reference Pages\nApproval of report by Accountable Authority (Agency\nSection 17BB Throughout\nBoard)\nParliamentary standards of presentation Section 17BC Throughout\nPlain English and clear design Section 17BD Throughout\nEnabling legislation Paragraph 17BE(a) 16\nLegislated objects and functions Paragraph 17BE(b)(i) 16\nPurpose Paragraph 17BE(b)(ii) 16\nResponsible minister Paragraph 17BE(c) 17\nMinisterial directions Paragraph 17BE(d), (f) 97\n Source: `annual-reports/2017-18.pdf (https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/2020-10/Annual_Report_Australian_Digital_Health_Agency_2017-2018_Online.pdf)`\n- Consumer Advisory The Consumer Advisory Committee advises on:\nCommittee\n● how to ensure key messages about digital health are communicated effectively\nto relevant stakeholders and health consumer groups\n● recognising the interests of minority and special interest groups so as to ensure\nthat their interests are taken into account in the design and implementation of\ndigital health systems\n● establishing and maintaining collaboration with health consumers and providers\nin relation to digital health systems\nPrivacy and Security The Privacy and Security Advisory Committee advises on:\nAdvisory Committee\n● legal issues in relation to digital health systems, including copyright, data\nprivacy issues, confidentiality issues, data security and legal liability\n● the long-term legal framework of digital health systems\n● privacy and security issues encountered by users of digital health systems and\n Source: `annual-reports/2022-23.pdf (https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/australian-digital-health-agency-annual-report-2022-23.pdf)`\n- [pages 1,2,3]\n[Page 1]\nOfficial\nAudit and Risk Committee\nCharter\n10 April 2025 v3.0\nApproved for external information\nOfficial\n10 April 2025 Approved for external information 1 of 22\nOfficial\n Source: `other-pdfs/audit-and-risk-committee-charter---board-approved-10-april-2025.pdf (https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/audit-and-risk-committee-charter---board-approved-10-april-2025.pdf)`\n- All\nthe organisation.\nfindings are presented to the Audit and Risk\nCommittee, with an accompanying plan to action The framework is underpinned by polices,\nany recommendations as part of ongoing efforts plans and procedures such as accountable\nto improve Agency processes and performance. authority instructions that encourage responsible\npublic administration and minimise the risk of\nPriority areas for 2018–19 activity include internal\nmisappropriation of Agency resources.\nbudgeting and the Agency’s privacy management\nframework.\n Source: `annual-reports/2017-18.pdf (https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/2020-10/Annual_Report_Australian_Digital_Health_Agency_2017-2018_Online.pdf)`\n- [Page 7]\nOfficial\nAudit and Risk Committee\nCharter v3.0\n2 Purpose and function of the Audit and Risk Committee\n2.1 Purpose\nThe ARC is a committee of the Board and has no executive powers or delegated\nresponsibilities, however, the ARC does have legislative responsibilities as detailed in\nSection 2.2 below2.\n Source: `other-pdfs/audit-and-risk-committee-charter---board-approved-10-april-2025.pdf (https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/audit-and-risk-committee-charter---board-approved-10-april-2025.pdf)`\n- [Page 12]\nAustralian Digital Health Agency Corporate Plan 2022–2023 12\nThe Agency Senior Executive Committee monitors risks and associated treatments\nregularly, with the Audit and Risk Committee receiving quarterly updates and the\nBoard receiving biannual updates.\n Source: `corporate-plans/2022-23.pdf (https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/australian-digital-health-agency_corporate-plan-2022-2023.pdf)`\n- Extensive engagement with\nprivate sector pathology and The result of these co-\ndiagnostic imaging providers developed innovations allows\ncontinued throughout 2018– healthcare providers to find\n19, supporting providers each other and exchange\nwith their connection and clinical information in real\ntime.\nsoftware upgrade challenges,\nas well as negotiating with This foundational work has\nseveral larger organisations been the result of sustained\nregarding their willingness to engagement with industry.\nparticipate, which accounted While the ongoing discussions\nhave meant the development\nfor the shortfall in private\nof an appropriate solution has\npathology participation.\nbeen prolonged, meaningful\nprogress towards delivering a\nMaintain Maintained availability Target Maintained availability federated provider directory\navailability of 99% of the time met 99.65% of the time.\n Source: `annual-reports/2018-19.pdf (https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/2020-10/Annual_Report_Australian_Digital_Health_Agency_2018-2019_Online.pdf)`\n- In fulfilling its Commonwealth Department of Health:\nThe Agency’s governance framework has its Other key governance features include: statutory obligation to produce an annual work\n♦ Ms Glenys Beauchamp PSM\nlegislative foundation in the Agency Rule. program it gives a clear picture of operational\n♦ A focus on audit, risk management and fraud ♦ Martin Bowles PSM (until 31 August 2017)\nThe PGPA Act sets out requirements for the priorities, actions and planned outcomes for each\ncontrol strategies\ngovernance, reporting and accountability of financial year. ♦ Paul Madden (until 31 March 2017)\nCommonwealth entities and for their use and ♦ A mechanism for stakeholder participation Nominated Australian Health Ministers’\nmanagement of public resources.\n Source: `annual-reports/2018-19.pdf (https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/2020-10/Annual_Report_Australian_Digital_Health_Agency_2018-2019_Online.pdf)`\n\n## Corporate Values and Operating Culture\n\n- [Page 15]\nAustralian Digital Health Agency Board\nCharter v3.0\n4 Roles\n4.1 Board\nThe Board, as the accountable authority of the Agency, must comply with the following duties and\ncarry out these duties consistently with the Agency’s values of respect and trust, transparency and\naccountability:\n• duty to govern the Agency in a way that promotes the proper use and management of\npublic resources, promotes the achievement of the Agency’s purposes, and promotes\nfinancial sustainability\n• duty to establish and maintain systems relating to risk and control\n• duty to encourage cooperation with others to achieve common objectives, where practicable\n• duty to consider the risks and effects of imposing requirements on others in relation to the\nuse or management of public resources, and\n• duty to keep the responsible Minister and Minister for Finance informed37.\n Source: `strategies/board-charter---board-approved-12-may-2025.pdf (https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/board-charter---board-approved-12-may-2025.pdf)`\n- [Page 11]\nAustralian Digital Health Agency Corporate Plan 2022–2023 11\nPurpose\nA thriving workforce with\na sense of purpose, pride\nand passion to propel the\nInnovation Agency forward Experience\nAn inspiring, agile and A compelling value\ncollaborative work proposition and employee-\nenvironment that embraces centred experience across\ninnovation and empowers all employment types\neveryone to contribute\nideas and embrace\ncontinuous\nchange\nDigital Mindset Agency Connection\nA culture which puts digital DNA An inclusive and growth-\nat the centre of what we do focused culture where\nand how we do it through everyone can bring their best\ndigital ways of thinking self to work and be\nand working at all levels purposefully connected\nof our Agency with colleagues across\nthe Agency\nAccountability Leadership\nA workforce that Leaders who are trusted,\nembraces accountability respected and visible, who\n Source: `corporate-plans/2022-23.pdf (https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/australian-digital-health-agency_corporate-plan-2022-2023.pdf)`\n- Increased usage of strategically significant Agency\nproducts: Establish an approach and trial baseline for measuring Establish an approach and baseline for measuring annual\n• 20% increase in consumer usage of My Health Record meaningful use via a ‘meaningful use index’ for My Health estimated Digital Health benefits realised.\n• 15% increase in provider usage of My Health Record Record (MHR)\n• 20% increase in PBS Electronic Prescriptions\n• New products baselined as launched Establish approach and baseline for measuring cost-\n20% increase in the number of healthcare professional effective digital health infrastructure through a\nAgency products meeting or exceeding the planned (HCP) cross views in MHR compared to the previous partnership value index.\navailability target of 99.9%: financial year.\n• National Consumer Portal\n2022-23\n Source: `corporate-plans/2022-23.pdf (https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/australian-digital-health-agency_corporate-plan-2022-2023.pdf)`\n- [Page 3]\nAustralian Digital Health Agency Corporate Plan 2022–2023 3\nTable of contents\nContents\nAbout this plan 2\nMessage from the Agency Chair 4\nMessage from the CEO 5\n1 About the Australian Digital Health Agency 6\n1.1 Vision 6\n1.2 Purpose 6\n1.3 Values and behaviours 6\n1.4 Role 6\n1.5 Functions 7\n1.6 Areas of focus 7\n2 Operating context 8\n2.1 Environment 8\n2.2 Capabilities 10\n2.3 Key risks 17\n2.4 Partners 18\n2.5 Key activities 20\n3 Performance 27\n3.1 Driving information sharing 29\n3.2 Improving connectivity and advancing real-time data exchange 30\n3.3 Modernising infrastructure 31\n Source: `corporate-plans/2023-24.pdf (https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/australian-digital-health-agency-corporate-plan-2023-2024.pdf)`\n- Provider  PCA releases in 2023-24 will focus on integration with business partners, enhancements to\nConnect support the registration of key healthcare provider groups, such as allied health or pharmacy and\nAustralia (PCA) support for specific jurisdiction projects.\n Change and adoption activities in 2023-24 are still being planned, but may focus on onboarding\nand supporting secure messaging providers, referral management services, booking engines,\nprivate health insurers, pathology and imaging services and healthcare providers in the allied\nhealth, pharmacy and GP sectors.\n Changes to terms and conditions within the Header Agreement that have been identified as high\npriority for the Agency (Cyber Security, Privacy, Governance) to be negotiated with the Supplier\n(for novation before 13 September 2023)\n Source: `corporate-plans/2023-24.pdf (https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/australian-digital-health-agency-corporate-plan-2023-2024.pdf)`\n- [Page 4]\nAustralian Digital Health Agency Corporate Plan 2024–2025 4\nContents\nAbout this plan 2\nMessage from the Agency Chair 5\nMessage from the CEO 6\n1 About the Australian Digital Health Agency 7\n1.1 Vision 7\n1.2 Purpose 7\n1.3 Values and behaviours 7\n1.4 Role 7\n1.5 Functions 8\n1.6 Areas of focus 8\n2 Operating context 10\n2.1 Environment 10\n2.2 Capabilities 11\n2.2.1 Workforce culture 12\n2.2.2 Diversity and inclusion 14\n2.2.3 Flexible working and learning 15\n2.2.4 Data governance 16\n2.2.5 Clinical governance 16\n2.2.6 Cyber security 18\n2.2.7 Insourcing and business improvement 18\n2.3 Key risks 19\n2.4 Partners 20\n2.5 Key activities 22\n2.5.1 Driving information sharing 22\n2.5.2 Improving connectivity and advancing real-time data exchange 25\n2.5.3 Modernising infrastructure 30\n3 Performance 32\n3.1 Driving information sharing 32\n3.\n Source: `corporate-plans/2024-25.pdf (https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/australian-digital-health-agency-corporate-plan-2024-25.pdf)`\n- [Page 4]\nAustralian Digital Health Agency Corporate Plan 2025–2026 4\nContents\nAbout this plan 2\nMessage from the Agency Chair 6\nMessage from the CEO 7\n1 About the Australian Digital Health Agency 8\n1.1 Vision 8\n1.2 Purpose 8\n1.3 Values and behaviours 8\n1.4 Role 8\n1.5 Functions 9\n1.6 Areas of focus 10\n2 Operating context 11\n2.1 Environment 11\n2.2 Capabilities 12\n2.2.1 Workforce culture 13\n2.2.2 Diversity and inclusion 15\n2.2.3 Flexible working and learning 16\n2.2.4 Data governance 17\n2.2.5 Clinical governance 17\n2.2.6 Cyber security 19\n2.2.7 Enterprise architecture 19\n2.2.8 Digital health standards 20\n2.2.9 Product management 20\n2.2.10 Customer experience, research and evaluation 20\n2.2.11 Procurement and contract management 22\n2.2.12 Strengthening capability and business improvement 22\n2.3 Key risks 23\n2.4 Partners 24\nContents continued\n Source: `corporate-plans/2025-26.pdf (https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/corporate-plan-202526--australian-digital-health-agency.pdf)`\n- It is also required\nthe challenges of organisational change; and\nto provide statistics of any notifiable incidents\n♦ Staff and family access to an Employee\n(serious work-related injuries or illness) and\nAssistance Program – an independent,\ndetails of any investigations conducted during\nconfidential and free professional counselling\nthe reporting period.\nservice provided by external, registered\nThese initiatives included the following. psychologists to address vocational or\npersonal issues (52 employees, or their\nWorkplace health and safety families, utilised this service in 2017–18).\n♦ Encouraging staff to report accidents, incidents These initiatives have assisted employees in\nor dangers; adopting healthy work and lifestyle practices, and\nreflect the Agency’s commitment to fostering a\n♦ Workstation assessments with the provision of\nstrong health and safety culture.\n Source: `annual-reports/2017-18.pdf (https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/2020-10/Annual_Report_Australian_Digital_Health_Agency_2017-2018_Online.pdf)`\n\n## Global Ideas and Case Study Inputs\n\n_No global-intelligence source text found yet. Run `CLAUDE/global-ideas-scraper.py ` to populate case-study sources._\n\n## Source Artifacts Used\n\n- `corporate-plans/2021-22.pdf` - corporate-plans - https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/australian-digital-health-agency-corporate-plan-2021-2022.pdf\n- `corporate-plans/2022-23.pdf` - corporate-plans - https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/australian-digital-health-agency_corporate-plan-2022-2023.pdf\n- `corporate-plans/2023-24.pdf` - corporate-plans - https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/australian-digital-health-agency-corporate-plan-2023-2024.pdf\n- `corporate-plans/2024-25.pdf` - corporate-plans - https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/australian-digital-health-agency-corporate-plan-2024-25.pdf\n- `corporate-plans/2025-26.pdf` - corporate-plans - https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/corporate-plan-202526--australian-digital-health-agency.pdf\n- `annual-reports/2017-18.pdf` - annual-reports - https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/2020-10/Annual_Report_Australian_Digital_Health_Agency_2017-2018_Online.pdf\n- `annual-reports/2018-19.pdf` - annual-reports - https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/2020-10/Annual_Report_Australian_Digital_Health_Agency_2018-2019_Online.pdf\n- `annual-reports/2022-23.pdf` - annual-reports - https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/australian-digital-health-agency-annual-report-2022-23.pdf\n- `annual-reports/2023-24.pdf` - annual-reports - https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/australian-digital-health-agency-annual-report-2023-24.pdf\n- `annual-reports/2024-25.pdf` - annual-reports - https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/australian-digital-health-agency-annual-report-202425.pdf\n- `strategies/australian-digital-health-agency-employer-gender-equality-statement.pdf` - strategies - https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/australian-digital-health-agency-employer-gender-equality-statement.pdf\n- `strategies/australian-digital-health-agency-gender-pay-gap-employer-statement.pdf` - strategies - https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/australian-digital-health-agency-gender-pay-gap-employer-statement.pdf\n- `strategies/australian-digital-health-agency-statement-of-intent.pdf` - strategies - https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/australian-digital-health-agency-statement-of-intent.pdf\n- `strategies/national-digital-health-strategy-action-and-impact-report.pdf` - strategies - https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/national-digital-health-strategy-action-and-impact-report.pdf\n- `strategies/national-digital-health-strategy-2023-2028.pdf` - strategies - https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/national-digital-health-strategy-2023-2028.pdf\n- `strategies/national-digital-health-strategy-roadmap-2023-2028.pdf` - strategies - https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/national-digital-health-strategy-roadmap-2023-2028.pdf\n- `strategies/board-charter---board-approved-12-may-2025.pdf` - strategies - https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/board-charter---board-approved-12-may-2025.pdf\n- `strategies/australian-digital-health-agency-organisational-structure-20260428.pdf` - strategies - https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/australian-digital-health-agency-organisational-structure-20260428.pdf\n- `pages/about.html` - pages - https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/about-us\n- `pages/announcements-index.html` - pages - https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/about-us/policies-privacy-and-reporting/artificial-intelligence-transparency-statement\n- `pages/annual-reports-index.html` - pages - https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/about-us/annual-reports\n- `pages/annual-reports-index__00.html` - pages - https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/australian-digital-health-agency-annual-report-202425.pdf\n- `pages/annual-reports-index__01.html` - pages - https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/australian-digital-health-agency-annual-report-2023-24.pdf\n- `pages/annual-reports-index__02.html` - pages - https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/australian-digital-health-agency-annual-report-2022-23.pdf\n- `pages/annual-reports-index__03.html` - pages - https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/2020-10/Annual_Report_Australian_Digital_Health_Agency_2018-2019_Online.pdf\n- `pages/annual-reports-index__04.html` - pages - https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/2020-10/Annual_Report_Australian_Digital_Health_Agency_2017-2018_Online.pdf\n- `pages/annual-reports-index__05.html` - pages - https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/2020-10/Annual_Report_Australian_Digital_Health_Agency_2016-2017_Online.pdf\n- `pages/contact.html` - pages - https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/support/contact-us\n- `pages/corporate-plans-index.html` - pages - https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/about-us/corporate-plans\n- `pages/corporate-plans-index__06.html` - pages - https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/corporate-plan-202526--australian-digital-health-agency.pdf\n- `pages/corporate-plans-index__07.html` - pages - https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/australian-digital-health-agency-corporate-plan-2024-25.pdf\n- `pages/corporate-plans-index__08.html` - pages - https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/australian-digital-health-agency-corporate-plan-2023-2024.pdf\n- `pages/corporate-plans-index__09.html` - pages - https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/australian-digital-health-agency_corporate-plan-2022-2023.pdf\n- `pages/corporate-plans-index__10.html` - pages - https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/australian-digital-health-agency-corporate-plan-2021-2022.pdf\n- `pages/corporate-plans-index__11.html` - pages - https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/australian-digital-health-agency_corporate_plan_2019-2020.pdf\n- `pages/corporate-plans-index__12.html` - pages - https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/australian-digital-health-agency_corporate_plan_2018-2019.pdf\n- `pages/corporate-plans-index__13.html` - pages - https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/2020-10/Australian_Digital_Health_Agency_Corporate_Plan_2017-18.pdf\n- `pages/corporate-plans-index__14.html` - pages - https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/2020-10/Australian_Digital_Health_Agency_Corporate_Plan_2016-17.pdf\n- `pages/homepage.html` - pages - https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/about-us/executive-team-and-board-members/board-advisory-committees\n- `pages/media-releases-index.html` - pages - https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/newsroom/media\n- `pages/news-latest.html` - pages - https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/newsroom\n- `pages/strategies-index.html` - pages - https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/national-digital-health-strategy\n- `pages/strategies-index__15.html` - pages - https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/national-digital-health-strategy\n- `pages/strategies-index__16.html` - pages - https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/\n- `pages/strategies-index__17.html` - pages - https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/healthcare-providers\n- `pages/strategies-index__18.html` - pages - https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/initiatives-and-programs/reconciliation\n- `pages/strategies-index__19.html` - pages - https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/initiatives-and-programs/cyber-security\n- `pages/strategies-index__20.html` - pages - https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/digital-health-standards\n- `pages/strategies-index__21.html` - pages - https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/newsroom/inside-digital-health-newsletter\n- `pages/strategies-index__22.html` - pages - https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/newsroom/digital-bytes\n- `pages/strategies-index__23.html` - pages - https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/national-digital-health-strategy/outcomes\n- `pages/strategies-index__24.html` - pages - https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/national-digital-health-strategy/outcomes/digitally-enabled\n- `pages/strategies-index__25.html` - pages - https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/national-digital-health-strategy/outcomes/person-centred\n- `pages/strategies-index__26.html` - pages - https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/national-digital-health-strategy/outcomes/inclusive\n- `pages/strategies-index__27.html` - pages - https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/national-digital-health-strategy/outcomes/data-driven\n- `pages/strategies-index__28.html` - pages - https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/national-digital-health-strategy/strategy-delivery-roadmap\n- `pages/strategies-index__29.html` - pages - https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/national-digital-health-strategy/priorities-and-initiatives\n- `pages/structure.html` - pages - https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/about-us/organisational-structure\n- `pages/taskforces-index.html` - pages - https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/about-us/organisational-structure/board-advisory-committees\n- `other-pdfs/audit-and-risk-committee-charter---board-approved-10-april-2025.pdf` - other-pdfs - https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/audit-and-risk-committee-charter---board-approved-10-april-2025.pdf\n- `other-pdfs/board-jurisdictional-advisory-committee---board-approved-12-may-2025.pdf` - other-pdfs - https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/board-jurisdictional-advisory-committee---board-approved-12-may-2025.pdf\n- `other-pdfs/board-standing-advisory-committees-charter---board-approved-12-may-2025.pdf` - other-pdfs - https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/board-standing-advisory-committees-charter---board-approved-12-may-2025.pdf\n\n## Gaps To Fix\n\n- No global comparison/case-study sources found.", "legislation_md": "# Australian Digital Health Agency - Privacy Security and Advisory Committee - Acts and Legislation Discovery\n\n**Generated at**: 2026-05-09T21:10:13.681588+00:00\n**Entity ID**: B-002558\n**Jurisdiction**: Commonwealth\n**Portfolio**: Health, Disability and Ageing\n\n> This is an evidence-based discovery list from scraped department material. A mention does not always mean the department administers the legislation; high-confidence and official register links should be reviewed.\n\n## Summary\n\n- Source files scanned: 63\n- Unique legislation references found: 28\n\n| Type | Count |\n|---|---:|\n| Act | 25 |\n| Determination | 3 |\n\n## Legislation References\n\n### My Health Records Act 2012\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: high\n**Mentions**: 41\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.gov.au/search?query=My+Health+Records+Act+2012\n\n**Sources**:\n- `pages/annual-reports-index.html`\n- `pages/contact.html`\n- `annual-reports/2017-18.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2018-19.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2022-23.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2023-24.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2024-25.pages.jsonl`\n- `corporate-plans/2023-24.pages.jsonl`\n- `corporate-plans/2024-25.pages.jsonl`\n- `corporate-plans/2025-26.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- formance of the Australian Digital Health Agency during 2024-25. The report was prepared in accordance with legislated reporting requirements under the\nPublic Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013\nand other Commonwealth legislation including the\nMy Health Records Act 2012\n.\nPrevious reports\n2023-24 Annual Report (PDF, 8.3 MB)\n2022-23 Annual Report (PDF, 7.31 MB)\n2021-22 Annual Report\n2020-21 Annual Report\n2019-20 Annual Report\nDownload the 2018-19 Annual Report (PDF, 14.87 MB)\nDownload the 2017-18 Annual Report (PDF, 5.33 MB)\n Source: `pages/annual-reports-index.html`\n- Subpoenas or other court orders or applications\nRequests for data will be individually assessed and any disclosure will be limited to the minimum necessary to satisfy the request.\nPlease be aware that the Agency (as the System Operator for the purposes of the My Health Records Act 2012 (Cth) (the Act)), cannot be required to disclose health information (as defined in subsections 6(1) and 6FA of the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth)) included in a healthcare recipient’s My Health Record to a court or tribunal, except in the limited circumstances set ou\n Source: `pages/contact.html`\n- Plan and against ministerial targets published in\nPerformance and Accountability Act\nthe Health Portfolio Budget Statements 2017–18.\n2013 and other Commonwealth It also addresses reporting obligations under the\nMy Health Records Act.\nlegislation including the My Health\nRecords Act 2012.\nPart 3 – Management and accountability\nDiscusses the Agency’s governance\narrangements, external scrutiny, human\nresources and mandatory reporting obligations\nconcerning workplace health and safety,\nadvertising and market research, ecologically\nsustainable de\n Source: `annual-reports/2017-18.pages.jsonl`\n- ct 2013,\nincluding annual performance statements under paragraph 39(1)(b) and audited financial statements as\nrequired by subsection 43(4) of that Act.\nThe report also incorporates reporting obligations under other Commonwealth legislation: Section 107 of\nthe My Health Records Act 2012; Schedule 2, Part 4 of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011; section 311A\nof the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918; and section 516A of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity\nConservation Act 1999.\nIn accordance with sections 68 and 69 of the Public Governa\n Source: `annual-reports/2017-18.pages.jsonl`\n- results against\nthe deliverables and performance measures set out in\nthe Agency’s Corporate Plan 2017–1811 and in the Health\nMinister’s Portfolio Budget Statements 2017–1812. It also\naddresses My Health Record System Operator reporting\nrequirements under the My Health Records Act 2012.\n11. Corporate Plan,\nhttps://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/about-the-agency/corporate-plan\n12. Health Portfolio Budget Statements,\nhttp://www.health.gov.au/internet/budget/publishing.nsf/Content/2017-2018_Health_PBS\n40\n\n[page 41]\n2\nPerformance\n2.1 Annual performan\n Source: `annual-reports/2017-18.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: high\n**Mentions**: 24\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.gov.au/search?query=Public+Governance%2C+Performance+and+Accountability+Act+2013\n\n**Sources**:\n- `pages/about.html`\n- `pages/annual-reports-index.html`\n- `annual-reports/2017-18.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2018-19.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2022-23.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2023-24.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2024-25.pages.jsonl`\n- `corporate-plans/2022-23.pages.jsonl`\n- `corporate-plans/2024-25.pages.jsonl`\n- `corporate-plans/2025-26.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- overnance\nThe Agency is currently governed by a skills-based Board comprised of members with skills, knowledge and experience relevant to business leadership as well as the health sector. The Board is the Agency’s Accountable Authority for the purposes of the\nPublic Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013\n.\nTo assist the Board in carrying out its functions, the following four standing advisory committees have been established under the\nPublic Governance, Performance and Accountability (Establishing the Australian Digital Health Agency) Rule 2016\n:\nthe Clinical\n Source: `pages/about.html`\n- igital Health Agency Annual Report\nThe\n2024-25 Annual Report (PDF, 9.65 MB)\ndescribes the operations and performance of the Australian Digital Health Agency during 2024-25. The report was prepared in accordance with legislated reporting requirements under the\nPublic Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013\nand other Commonwealth legislation including the\nMy Health Records Act 2012\n.\nPrevious reports\n2023-24 Annual Report (PDF, 8.3 MB)\n2022-23 Annual Report (PDF, 7.31 MB)\n2021-22 Annual Report\n2020-21 Annual Report\n2019-20 Annual Report\nDownload the 2018-19 Annu\n Source: `pages/annual-reports-index.html`\n- Public Governance,\nPerformance and Accountability (Establishing the Australian Digital Health Agency) Rule 2017, and\ncommenced operations on 1 July 2016. The report reflects on our second year of operations and addresses\nthe requirements of section 46 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013,\nincluding annual performance statements under paragraph 39(1)(b) and audited financial statements as\nrequired by subsection 43(4) of that Act.\nThe report also incorporates reporting obligations under other Commonwealth legislation: Section 107 of\nthe My Heal\n Source: `annual-reports/2017-18.pages.jsonl`\n- f the Agency.\nAs accountable authority, the Board sets\nthe strategic direction for the Agency and is\nresponsible for its operations.\n5. Health Portfolio Budget Statements, http://www.health.gov.au/internet/budget/publishing.nsf/content/2018-2019_Health_PBS\n6. Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013, https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C2017C00269\n7. Public Governance, Performance and Accountability (Establishing the Australian Digital Health Agency) Rule 2016,\nhttps://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/F2016L00070\n8. Corporate Plan, https://www.digitalhe\n Source: `annual-reports/2017-18.pages.jsonl`\n- to provide a basis for my opinion.\nAccountable Authority’s Responsibility for the Financial Statements\nAs the Accountable Authority of the Australian Digital Health Agency the Board of the Australian Digital\nHealth Agency (the Board) is responsible under the Public Governance, Performance and\nAccountability Act 2013 for the preparation and fair presentation of annual financial statements that\ncomply with Australian Accounting Standards – Reduced Disclosure Requirements and the rules made\nunder that Act. The Board is also responsible for such internal control as the Board\n Source: `annual-reports/2017-18.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Acts Interpretation Act 1901\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: high\n**Mentions**: 8\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.gov.au/search?query=Acts+Interpretation+Act+1901\n\n**Sources**:\n- `other-pdfs/audit-and-risk-committee-charter---board-approved-10-april-2025.pages.jsonl`\n- `other-pdfs/board-jurisdictional-advisory-committee---board-approved-12-may-2025.pages.jsonl`\n- `other-pdfs/board-standing-advisory-committees-charter---board-approved-12-may-2025.pages.jsonl`\n- `strategies/board-charter---board-approved-12-may-2025.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- personal interests):\n• not to be present while a matter is being considered; or\n• not to contribute to the decision-making process; and\n14 For example, telephone, closed-circuit television or any other means of communication as listed under Section 33B of\nthe Acts Interpretation Act 1901 (Cth).\n15 Section 33B, Acts Interpretation Act 1901.\n10 April 2025 Approved for external information 19 of 22\nOfficial\n\n[page 20]\nOfficial\nAustralian Digital Health Agency\n• when the member leaves the meeting concerned there is no longer a quorum\npresent;\nthe\n Source: `other-pdfs/audit-and-risk-committee-charter---board-approved-10-april-2025.pages.jsonl`\n- ter is being considered; or\n• not to contribute to the decision-making process; and\n14 For example, telephone, closed-circuit television or any other means of communication as listed under Section 33B of\nthe Acts Interpretation Act 1901 (Cth).\n15 Section 33B, Acts Interpretation Act 1901.\n10 April 2025 Approved for external information 19 of 22\nOfficial\n\n[page 20]\nOfficial\nAustralian Digital Health Agency\n• when the member leaves the meeting concerned there is no longer a quorum\npresent;\nthe remaining members constitute a quorum for the purpo\n Source: `other-pdfs/audit-and-risk-committee-charter---board-approved-10-april-2025.pages.jsonl`\n- section 15 of the PGPA Rule (which deals with material personal interests):\n• not to be present while a matter is being considered, or\n20 For example, telephone, closed-circuit television or any other means of communication as listed under Section 33B of\nthe Acts Interpretation Act 1901 (Cth).\n21 Section 33B, Acts Interpretation Act 1901.\n12 May 2025 Approved for external information 17 of 20\n\n[page 18]\nAustralian Digital Health Agency\n• not to contribute the decision-making process, and\n• when the member leaves the meeting concerned there i\n Source: `other-pdfs/board-jurisdictional-advisory-committee---board-approved-12-may-2025.pages.jsonl`\n- ial personal interests):\n• not to be present while a matter is being considered, or\n20 For example, telephone, closed-circuit television or any other means of communication as listed under Section 33B of\nthe Acts Interpretation Act 1901 (Cth).\n21 Section 33B, Acts Interpretation Act 1901.\n12 May 2025 Approved for external information 17 of 20\n\n[page 18]\nAustralian Digital Health Agency\n• not to contribute the decision-making process, and\n• when the member leaves the meeting concerned there is no longer a quorum present.\nThe remaining members\n Source: `other-pdfs/board-jurisdictional-advisory-committee---board-approved-12-may-2025.pages.jsonl`\n- ariat.\nCareful planning, however, will be undertaken to ensure such work does not become unreasonable\nor unduly burdensome for members.\n23 For example, telephone, closed-circuit television or any other means of communication as listed under Section 33B of\nthe Acts Interpretation Act 1901 (Cth).\n24 Section 33B, Acts Interpretation Act 1901.\n18 of 20 Approved for external information 12 May 2025\n\n[page 19]\nAustralian Digital Health Agency Board Standing Advisory Committees\nCharter v2.0\n8 Resignation and termination\n8.1 Resignation of members\nA\n Source: `other-pdfs/board-standing-advisory-committees-charter---board-approved-12-may-2025.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: high\n**Mentions**: 8\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.gov.au/search?query=Commonwealth+Electoral+Act+1918\n\n**Sources**:\n- `annual-reports/2017-18.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2018-19.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2022-23.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2023-24.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2024-25.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- as\nrequired by subsection 43(4) of that Act.\nThe report also incorporates reporting obligations under other Commonwealth legislation: Section 107 of\nthe My Health Records Act 2012; Schedule 2, Part 4 of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011; section 311A\nof the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918; and section 516A of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity\nConservation Act 1999.\nIn accordance with sections 68 and 69 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability\n(Establishing the Australian Digital Health Agency) Rule 2017, the Agency wi\n Source: `annual-reports/2017-18.pages.jsonl`\n- r providers and for\npatients.\n100 Australian Digital Health Agency | Annual Report 2017–18 Australian Digital Health Agency | Annual Report 2017–18 101\n\n[page 101]\n3\nManagement and\naccountability\n3.5.2 Advertising and market research\nUnder Section 311A of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 the Agency is required to disclose\npayments exceeding $13,500 (inclusive of GST) to advertising, market research, polling, direct mail or\nmedia advertising organisations. Sums less than $13,500 are not required to be reported.\nDuring 2017–18 the Agency’s tota\n Source: `annual-reports/2017-18.pages.jsonl`\n- agraph 17BE(r) 94\nOffice of the Australian Information Commissioner\nInformation from subsidiaries Paragraph 17BE(s) N/A\nInsurance and indemnities Paragraph 17BE(t) 98\nCompliance index Paragraph 17BE(u) 133\nWork Health and Safety Act 2011 Schedule 2, Part 4 99\nCommonwealth Electoral Act 1918 Section 311A 101\nEnvironment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation\nSection 516A 102\nAct 1999\nMy Health Records Act 2012 Section 107 58\n134 Australian Digital Health Agency | Annual Report 2017–18 Australian Digital Health Agency | Annual Report 2017–18 135\n Source: `annual-reports/2017-18.pages.jsonl`\n- ation and the management of human resources.\nThe report also incorporates reporting obligations under other Commonwealth legislation: Section 107 of\nthe My Health Records Act 2012; Schedule 2, Part 4 of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011; section 311A\nof the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918; and section 516A of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity\nConservation Act 1999.\nIn accordance with sections 68 and 69 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability\n(Establishing the Australian Digital Health Agency) Rule 2017, the Agency wi\n Source: `annual-reports/2018-19.pages.jsonl`\n- n Digital Health Agency | Annual Report 2018 – 19 101\n\n[page 52]\nManagement and\naccountability\n3.5.2 Advertising and market research 3.5.3 Ecologically sustainable Agency strategies to minimise environmental\ndevelopment and footprint\nUnder Section 311A of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 the Agency is required to disclose\nenvironmental performance From an operational perspective, the Agency is\npayments exceeding $13,000 (inclusive of GST) to advertising agencies, market research, polling, direct\nmindful of its environmental responsibility and\n Source: `annual-reports/2018-19.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: high\n**Mentions**: 8\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.gov.au/search?query=Environment+Protection+and+Biodiversity+Conservation+Act+1999\n\n**Sources**:\n- `annual-reports/2017-18.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2018-19.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2022-23.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2023-24.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2024-25.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- lso incorporates reporting obligations under other Commonwealth legislation: Section 107 of\nthe My Health Records Act 2012; Schedule 2, Part 4 of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011; section 311A\nof the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918; and section 516A of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity\nConservation Act 1999.\nIn accordance with sections 68 and 69 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability\n(Establishing the Australian Digital Health Agency) Rule 2017, the Agency will notify each state and territory\nhealth minister of the availability of the report, a\n Source: `annual-reports/2017-18.pages.jsonl`\n- lso incorporates reporting obligations under other Commonwealth legislation: Section 107 of\nthe My Health Records Act 2012; Schedule 2, Part 4 of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011; section 311A\nof the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918; and section 516A of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity\nConservation Act 1999.\nIn accordance with sections 68 and 69 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability\n(Establishing the Australian Digital Health Agency) Rule 2017, the Agency will notify each state and territory\nhealth minister of the availability of the report, a\n Source: `annual-reports/2018-19.pages.jsonl`\n- Pty. Ltd. 137,749\nWhereto Research Based Consulting 293,150\nMedia organisation Expenditure\n($, GST inclusive)\nMediabrands Australia Pty Ltd 1,798,285\nTotal 6,269,966\nEcologically sustainable development and environmental performance\nUnder Section 516A of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, the Agency is obliged to\nreport on:\n● ecologically sustainable development – how its activities accord with, and contribute to, environmental\nsustainability\n● environmental performance – how its activities impact on the environment, and measures taken to\nmin\n Source: `annual-reports/2022-23.pages.jsonl`\n- ors\nAgency actions to reduce our environmental impact will continue to evolve as technology and automation enable us\nto increase our efficiency and reduce our environmental footprint.\nNet Zero emission reporting\nAs part of the reporting requirements under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, and\nconsistent with the Australian Government’s APS Net Zero 2030 policy – to achieve net zero emissions across public\nsector operations by 2030 – from this reporting period the Agency will include emissions data in its annual report.\nReporting greenhouse ga\n Source: `annual-reports/2022-23.pages.jsonl`\n- penditure\n($, GST inclusive)\nMediabrands Australia Pty Ltd 1,581,751.43\nTotal 3,586,892.02\n\n[page 107]\nAnnual Report 2023–24 Part 3. Management and accountability 102\nEcologically sustainable development and environmental performance\nUnder Section 516A of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, the Agency is obliged to\nreport on:\n● ecologically sustainable development – how its activities accord with, and contribute to, environmental\nsustainability\n● environmental performance – how its activities impact on the environment, and measures taken to min\n Source: `annual-reports/2023-24.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Public Service Act 1999\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: high\n**Mentions**: 8\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.gov.au/search?query=Public+Service+Act+1999\n\n**Sources**:\n- `annual-reports/2017-18.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2018-19.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2022-23.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2023-24.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2024-25.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- , interactions, and how decisions are made,\nare an integral part of living out the Agency’s purpose and strategy.\nAs a new Commonwealth public sector organisation, the Agency embraces the Australian Public Service\n(APS) ICARE values found in section 10 of the Public Service Act 1999: Impartial, Committed to service,\nAccountable, Respectful and Ethical.\nTo strengthen our values-based culture, the Agency has its own set of complementary values that are\nembedded in both policy and practice.\nWorking Respect Transparency Leading Customer\ntoge\n Source: `annual-reports/2017-18.pages.jsonl`\n- rt of living out the Agency’s purpose and strategy.\nmessages via fax”\nAs a new Commonwealth public sector organisation, the Agency embraces the Australian Public Service\nThis Adelaide-based based GP, academic, and (APS) ICARE values found in section 10 of the Public Service Act 1999: Impartial, Committed to service,\nAccountable, Respectful and Ethical.\nrecent long serving member of the RACGP Expert\nCommittee on eHealth and Practice Systems has To strengthen our values-based culture, the Agency has its own set of complementary values. In\n Source: `annual-reports/2018-19.pages.jsonl`\n- quip us to think and act innovatively, efficiently\nand effectively. Our sense of purpose, along with our culture, capabilities, mindset and attitudes, make up our\nworkforce and leadership DNA.\nStaff statistics\nThe Agency is empowered to employ staff under the Public Service Act 1999 as well as under its own enabling\nlegislation, the Agency Rule. At 30 June 2023, the Agency employed 412 staff under both those arrangements with\noffices located in Brisbane, Sydney and Canberra.\nThe tables below give a breakdown of staff across offices in th\n Source: `annual-reports/2022-23.pages.jsonl`\n- Agency employs both public servants and common law employees. For all non-SES officers, including both public\nservants and common law employees, the Agency utilises the remuneration bands set out in the section 24\nDetermination made under section 24(1) of the Public Service Act 1999. The Agency has established SES\nremuneration bands for the management of SES remuneration. To ensure parity between APS and common law\nemployees at all levels, remuneration tables utilise total remuneration to account for differences in superannuation.\nRemune\n Source: `annual-reports/2022-23.pages.jsonl`\n- tion of the Agency’s new\nEnterprise Agreement. This will be developed through consultation with staff and managers to ensure the Agency’s\nposition continues to meet the needs of our workforce.\nStaff statistics\nThe Agency is empowered to employ staff under the Public Service Act 1999 as well as under its own enabling\nlegislation, the Agency Rule. As at 30 June 2024, the Agency employed 540 staff under both those arrangements\nwith offices located in Brisbane, Sydney and Canberra.\nThe tables below give a breakdown of staff across offices in\n Source: `annual-reports/2023-24.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Accountability (PGPA) Act 2013\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: high\n**Mentions**: 6\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.gov.au/search?query=Accountability+%28PGPA%29+Act+2013\n\n**Sources**:\n- `pages/corporate-plans-index.html`\n- `corporate-plans/2021-22.pages.jsonl`\n- `corporate-plans/2023-24.pages.jsonl`\n- `corporate-plans/2024-25.pages.jsonl`\n- `corporate-plans/2025-26.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- Corporate plans\n\nCorporate plans\nThis corporate plan covers a four-year reporting period, 2025–26 to 2028–29, as required under paragraph 35(1)(b) of the\nPublic Governance, Performance and Accountability (PGPA) Act 2013\nand in accordance with section 16E of the PGPA Rule 2014.\nDownload the\n2025–26 Corporate Plan (PDF, 4.99 MB)\nPrevious plans\n2024–25 Corporate Plan (PDF, 3.91 MB)\n2023–24 Corporate Plan (PDF, 2.15 MB)\n2022–23 Corporate Plan (PDF, 3.18 MB)\n2021–22 Corporate Pla\n Source: `pages/corporate-plans-index.html`\n- Digital\nHealth Agency) Rule 2016 sets out the functions and governance of the Agency.\nThis corporate plan covers a four-year reporting period, 2021-22 to 2024-2025, as required\nunder paragraph 35(1)(b) of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability (PGPA)\nAct 2013 and in accordance with Section 16E of the PGPA Rule 2014.\nAs the Agency is funded until 30 June 2022 under an intergovernmental agreement between\nthe Commonwealth of Australia and the states and territories to continue and improve\nthe operation of digital hea\n Source: `corporate-plans/2021-22.pages.jsonl`\n- lian Digital\nHealth Agency) Rule 2016 sets out the functions and governance of the Agency.\nThis corporate plan covers a 4-year reporting period, 2023–24 to 2026–27, as required under\nparagraph 35(1)(b) of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability (PGPA) Act\n2013 and in accordance with Section 16E of the PGPA Rule 2014.\nIt reflects the Australian Government’s ongoing investment in the Agency from 2023–24 and\nmulti-year planning to continue and improve digital health.\nAustralian Digital Health Agency\nABN 84 425 496 912\n Source: `corporate-plans/2023-24.pages.jsonl`\n- alian Digital Health Agency) Rule 2016 sets out the functions and governance\nof the Agency.\nThis Corporate Plan covers a 4-year reporting period, 2024–25 to 2027–28 as\nrequired under paragraph 35(1)(b) of the Public Governance, Performance and\nAccountability (PGPA) Act 2013 and in accordance with Section 16E of the PGPA\nRule 2014.\nIt reflects the Australian Government’s ongoing investment in the Agency from\n2024–25 and multi-year planning to continue and improve digital health.\nAustralian Digital Health Agency\nABN 84 425 496 912\n Source: `corporate-plans/2024-25.pages.jsonl`\n- lian Digital Health Agency) Rule 2016 sets out the functions and governance\nof the Agency.\nThis corporate plan covers a 4-year reporting period, 2025–26 to 2028–29, as\nrequired under paragraph 35(1)(b) of the Public Governance, Performance and\nAccountability (PGPA) Act 2013 and in accordance with Section 16E of the PGPA\nRule 2014.\nIt reflects the Australian Government’s ongoing investment in the Agency from\n2025–26 and multi-year planning to continue and improve digital health.\nAustralian Digital Health Agency\nABN 84 425 496 912\n Source: `corporate-plans/2025-26.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Work Health and Safety Act 2011\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: high\n**Mentions**: 6\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.gov.au/search?query=Work+Health+and+Safety+Act+2011\n\n**Sources**:\n- `annual-reports/2017-18.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2018-19.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2022-23.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2023-24.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2024-25.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- paragraph 39(1)(b) and audited financial statements as\nrequired by subsection 43(4) of that Act.\nThe report also incorporates reporting obligations under other Commonwealth legislation: Section 107 of\nthe My Health Records Act 2012; Schedule 2, Part 4 of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011; section 311A\nof the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918; and section 516A of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity\nConservation Act 1999.\nIn accordance with sections 68 and 69 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability\n(Establishing the Austr\n Source: `annual-reports/2017-18.pages.jsonl`\n- ntary\ncommittee, the Commonwealth Ombudsman or the Paragraph 17BE(r) 94\nOffice of the Australian Information Commissioner\nInformation from subsidiaries Paragraph 17BE(s) N/A\nInsurance and indemnities Paragraph 17BE(t) 98\nCompliance index Paragraph 17BE(u) 133\nWork Health and Safety Act 2011 Schedule 2, Part 4 99\nCommonwealth Electoral Act 1918 Section 311A 101\nEnvironment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation\nSection 516A 102\nAct 1999\nMy Health Records Act 2012 Section 107 58\n134 Australian Digital Health Agency | Annual Report 2017–18 Austra\n Source: `annual-reports/2017-18.pages.jsonl`\n- ments introduced in 2019 concerning\nexecutive remuneration and the management of human resources.\nThe report also incorporates reporting obligations under other Commonwealth legislation: Section 107 of\nthe My Health Records Act 2012; Schedule 2, Part 4 of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011; section 311A\nof the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918; and section 516A of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity\nConservation Act 1999.\nIn accordance with sections 68 and 69 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability\n(Establishing the Austr\n Source: `annual-reports/2018-19.pages.jsonl`\n- ility 82\nMandatory reporting requirements under various\nCommonwealth legislation\nWorkplace health and safety\nValuing the Agency’s people extends to recognising the responsibility to promote their health and wellbeing and to\nmeet employer obligations under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (WHS Act).\nThe Agency’s National Work Health and Safety Committee is the key forum that supports the Agency’s health and\nsafety culture. It oversees and coordinates the Agency’s compliance with the WHS Act and its implementation,\nincluding the development of\n Source: `annual-reports/2022-23.pages.jsonl`\n- lity 100\nMandatory reporting requirements under various\nCommonwealth legislation\nWorkplace health and safety\nValuing the Agency’s people extends to recognising the responsibility to promote their health and wellbeing and to\nmeet employer obligations under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (WHS Act).\nThe Agency’s National Work Health and Safety Committee is the key forum that supports the Agency’s health and\nsafety culture. It oversees and coordinates the Agency’s compliance with the WHS Act and its implementation,\nincluding the development of\n Source: `annual-reports/2023-24.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Freedom of Information Act 1982\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: high\n**Mentions**: 5\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.gov.au/search?query=Freedom+of+Information+Act+1982\n\n**Sources**:\n- `annual-reports/2017-18.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2018-19.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2022-23.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2023-24.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2024-25.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- ustralian Digital Health Agency | Annual Report 2017–18 Australian Digital Health Agency | Annual Report 2017–18 95\n\n[page 95]\n3\nManagement and\naccountability\n3.2.2 Judicial decisions or 3.2.5 Freedom of information regime\nadministrative reviews\nPart 2 of the Freedom of Information Act 1982\nThere were no judicial or administrative tribunal (FOI Act) established the Information Publication\ndecisions impacting on the operations of the Scheme (IPS), effective from 1 May 2011. It\nAgency. reflected a shift to a pro-disclosure culture for\ngovernment,\n Source: `annual-reports/2017-18.pages.jsonl`\n- formation regime published in accordance with IPS requirements\nfor inquiry and report on the benefits of the\nand accessible in the FOI Disclosure log page on\nThe Agency’s operations are also open to system, the decision to transition to national Part 2 of the Freedom of Information Act 1982\nthe Agency website, see www.digitalhealth.gov.au\nscrutiny from the Auditor-General, the courts, participation and the Agency’s administration of (FOI Act) established the Information Publication\nadministrative tribunals, parliamentary that transition, as well\n Source: `annual-reports/2018-19.pages.jsonl`\n- sion oversees a program of external reviews of public sector agencies to assess\ntheir ability to meet future objectives and challenges. No capability reviews of the Agency were conducted during\nthe reporting period.\nFreedom of information regime\nPart 2 of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) established the Information Publication Scheme (IPS),\neffective from 1 May 2011. It reflected a shift to a pro-disclosure culture for government, with the expectation that\nagencies take the lead in anticipating and publishing material for public acc\n Source: `annual-reports/2022-23.pages.jsonl`\n- ssess\ntheir ability to meet future objectives and challenges. No capability reviews of the Agency were conducted during\nthe reporting period.\n\n[page 91]\nAnnual Report 2023–24 Part 3. Management and accountability 86\nFreedom of information regime\nPart 2 of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) established the Information Publication Scheme (IPS),\neffective from 1 May 2011. It reflected a shift to a pro-disclosure culture for government, with the expectation that\nagencies take the lead in anticipating and publishing material for public acc\n Source: `annual-reports/2023-24.pages.jsonl`\n- sion oversees a program of external reviews of public sector agencies to assess\ntheir ability to meet future objectives and challenges. No capability reviews of the Agency were conducted during\nthe reporting period.\nFreedom of information regime\nPart 2 of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) established the Information Publication Scheme (IPS),\neffective from 1 May 2011. It reflected a shift to a pro-disclosure culture for government, with the expectation that\nagencies take the lead in anticipating and publishing material for public acc\n Source: `annual-reports/2024-25.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Healthcare Identifiers Act 2010\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: medium\n**Mentions**: 2\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.gov.au/search?query=Healthcare+Identifiers+Act+2010\n\n**Sources**:\n- `annual-reports/2024-25.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- use of national\nhealthcare identifiers in health and care settings\n● Work has commenced on 12 Healthcare Identifier Activities, with the remaining 8 on track to commence in\n2025–26 or 2026–27 as planned.\n● Legislation and policy changes are progressing under Healthcare Identifiers Act 2010 (Cth) reform and the\nnew Aged Care Act 2024 (Cth), led by the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing.\n● HI Service improvement activities are continuing to enhance data matching and accuracy.\n● Updated conformance standards are on track for July 2025 com\n Source: `annual-reports/2024-25.pages.jsonl`\n- inue to support design and\no\nimplementation.\nAgreement was received from the Minister for Health, Disability and Ageing on 18 December 2024 for\no\nthe Healthcare Identifiers Service Operator (Services Australia) to delegate to the Agency its function\nunder the Healthcare Identifiers Act 2010 to operate the Healthcare Provider Directory.\nA high-level solution architecture was agreed with Services Australia for the transition of the directory\no\nto the Agency.\n● Sector engagement\nSignificant consultation was held with software vendors, jurisdictions\n Source: `annual-reports/2024-25.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Health Portfolio Budget Organisation. Act 2013\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: medium\n**Mentions**: 1\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.gov.au/search?query=Health+Portfolio+Budget+Organisation.+Act+2013\n\n**Sources**:\n- `annual-reports/2018-19.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- under the Public Governance, plan priorities captured in its Corporate Plan\ntrademarks of the International Health\npersons now deceased. 2018 –19 and against ministerial targets\nTerminology Standards Development Performance and Accountability\npublished in the Health Portfolio Budget\nOrganisation.\nAct 2013 (PGPA Act) and other Statements (PBS) 2018–19. It also addresses\nFeedback and inquiries HL7 and CDA are trademarks of Health Level reporting obligations under the My Health Records\nSeven International and are registered with the Commonwealth legislation inclu\n Source: `annual-reports/2018-19.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Strengthening Privacy) Act 2018\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: medium\n**Mentions**: 1\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.gov.au/search?query=Strengthening+Privacy%29+Act+2018\n\n**Sources**:\n- `annual-reports/2018-19.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- ystem. These led to the December as well as operational information supporting\nopinion for the 2018–19 financial statements\n2018 introduction of the My Health Records the exercise of those functions and powers. The\nof the Agency, which is presented in Part 4\n(Strengthening Privacy) Act 2018 to safeguard Agency is also required to publish a plan detailing\nof this report. In January 2019, the Auditor-\nthe security and privacy of health information in the information that will be made available as\nGeneral commenced a performance audit of the\nthe My\n Source: `annual-reports/2018-19.pages.jsonl`\n\n### United States Patent and Trademark Office. the My Health Records Act 2012\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: medium\n**Mentions**: 1\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.gov.au/search?query=United+States+Patent+and+Trademark+Office.+the+My+Health+Records+Act+2012\n\n**Sources**:\n- `annual-reports/2018-19.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- es\nFeedback and inquiries HL7 and CDA are trademarks of Health Level reporting obligations under the My Health Records\nSeven International and are registered with the Commonwealth legislation including\nAct 2012.\nIf you have any questions or feedback regarding United States Patent and Trademark Office.\nthe My Health Records Act 2012.\nthis report, please direct them to:\nDocument control\nPart 3 – Management and accountability\nPerformance Reporting\nAustralian Digital Health Agency This document is maintained in electronic form\nDiscusses the Agency’s governance\n25/175 Liverpool Street, Sydne\n Source: `annual-reports/2018-19.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Auditor-General Act 1997\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: low\n**Mentions**: 2\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.gov.au/search?query=Auditor-General+Act+1997\n\n**Sources**:\n- `annual-reports/2017-18.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2018-19.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- r-General and his delegates. These\ninclude the relevant independence requirements of the Accounting Professional and Ethical Standards\nBoard’s APES 110 Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants (the Code) to the extent that they are\nnot in conflict with the Auditor-General Act 1997. I have also fulfilled my other responsibilities in\naccordance with the Code. I believe that the audit evidence I have obtained is sufficient and appropriate\nto provide a basis for my opinion.\nAccountable Authority’s Responsibility for the Financial Statement\n Source: `annual-reports/2017-18.pages.jsonl`\n- financial statements and\nrequirements of the Accounting Professional and Ethical Standards Board’s APES 110 Code of Ethics for\naccompanying explanatory notes on 1 October Professional Accountants (the Code) to the extent that they are not in conflict with the Auditor-General Act 1997.\n2019. The ANAO’s report and the Agency’s I have also fulfilled my other responsibilities in accordance with the Code. I believe that the audit evidence I have\nobtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for my opinion.\nfinancial statements are\n Source: `annual-reports/2018-19.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: low\n**Mentions**: 2\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.gov.au/search?query=Biodiversity+Conservation+Act+1999\n\n**Sources**:\n- `annual-reports/2017-18.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2018-19.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- ironmental\ndevelopment and footprint\nenvironmental performance From an operational perspective, the Agency is\nmindful of its environmental responsibility and\nUnder Section 516A of the Environment Protection\nhas taken steps to ensure both the efficient use\nand Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, the Agency\nof resources and effective waste management\nis obliged to report on:\nthrough the use of:\n♦ Ecologically sustainable development – how\n♦ Video and tele-conferencing facilities as an\nits activities accord with, and contribute to,\nalternative to trav\n Source: `annual-reports/2017-18.pages.jsonl`\n- ling, direct\nmindful of its environmental responsibility and\nmail or media advertising organisations. Sums less than $13,000 are not required to be reported.\nUnder Section 516A of the Environment Protection\nhas taken steps to ensure both the efficient use\nand Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, the Agency\nDuring 2018 – 19 the Agency’s total expenditure for advertising and market research over the reporting of resources and effective waste management\nis obliged to report on:\nthreshold was $6,661,629.05 (GST inclusive). through the use of:\n♦ Ecologic\n Source: `annual-reports/2018-19.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Data Availability and Transparency Act 2022\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: low\n**Mentions**: 2\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.gov.au/search?query=Data+Availability+and+Transparency+Act+2022\n\n**Sources**:\n- `strategies/national-digital-health-strategy-2023-2028.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- y Commission, 5-year Productivity Inquiry report: Australia’s data and\ndigital dividend, Productivity Commission, Australian Government, 2023.\n29 Productivity Commission, Data Availability and Use Inquiry, Productivity Commission,\nAustralian Government, 2017; Data Availability and Transparency Act 2022. The\nprovisions under the Data Availability and Transparency Act 2022 demonstrate that\nthe data-sharing initiatives promoted in the Productivity Commission’s Data Availability\nand Use Inquiry report are taking effect.\n30 Australian National Audit Office (ANAO\n Source: `strategies/national-digital-health-strategy-2023-2028.pages.jsonl`\n- digital dividend, Productivity Commission, Australian Government, 2023.\n29 Productivity Commission, Data Availability and Use Inquiry, Productivity Commission,\nAustralian Government, 2017; Data Availability and Transparency Act 2022. The\nprovisions under the Data Availability and Transparency Act 2022 demonstrate that\nthe data-sharing initiatives promoted in the Productivity Commission’s Data Availability\nand Use Inquiry report are taking effect.\n30 Australian National Audit Office (ANAO), Auditor-General Report NO. 10 OF 2022–23:\nExpansion of Telehealth S\n Source: `strategies/national-digital-health-strategy-2023-2028.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Travel Principal Determination 2022\n\n**Type**: Determination\n**Confidence**: low\n**Mentions**: 2\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.gov.au/search?query=Travel+Principal+Determination+2022\n\n**Sources**:\n- `annual-reports/2022-23.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2023-24.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- riation Acts and Supply Acts, and makes a number of payments including under Remunerational\nTribunal determinations.\nDuring 2022-23 the Agency received advice that indicated there could be breaches of Section 83 relating to\ntravel allowance payments under the Travel Principal Determination 2022 of the Remuneration Tribunal. The\nAgency undertook a review of relevant transactions and identified 31 instances where travel allowance\npayments were incorrect, totalling $3,360. The Agency has assessed these breaches as minor and\nadministrative in nature. Ch\n Source: `annual-reports/2022-23.pages.jsonl`\n- riation Acts and Supply Acts, and makes a number of payments including under Remunerational\nTribunal determinations.\nDuring 2022–23 the Agency received advice that indicated there could be breaches of Section 83 relating to\ntravel allowance payments under the Travel Principal Determination 2022 of the Remuneration Tribunal. The\nAgency undertook a review of relevant transactions and identified 31 instances where travel allowance\npayments were incorrect, totalling $3,360. The Agency has assessed these breaches as minor and\nadministrative in nature. Ch\n Source: `annual-reports/2023-24.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Workplace Gender Equality Act 2012\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: low\n**Mentions**: 2\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.gov.au/search?query=Workplace+Gender+Equality+Act+2012\n\n**Sources**:\n- `annual-reports/2023-24.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2024-25.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- ent supports the work to embed diversity and inclusion in our\npolicies, processes and systems, as well as contributing to our legislative obligations relating to discrimination,\nharassment, psychosocial hazards and gender equality.\nFollowing amendments to the Workplace Gender Equality Act 2012, the Agency reported to the Workplace Gender\nEquality Agency (WGEA) for the first time in 2023. This submission was for the reporting period 1 January 2022 to\n31 December 2022. The results showed that the Agency’s gender pay gap is 11.3%, 2.2 points lower tha\n Source: `annual-reports/2023-24.pages.jsonl`\n- ealed that the Agency’s gender pay gap\nstands at 7.9%, which is 0.6 percentage points higher than the comparison group. Due to size, the Agency has\nincreased reporting requirements for the 2024 calendar year, and the Agency continues to be compliant under the\nWorkplace Gender Equality Act 2012, including in relation to these additional requirements.\nWe remain committed to gender equality and are actively working to strengthen our efforts in this area. Our\ninitiatives include the finalisation of the new People Strategy, the development of a Diversit\n Source: `annual-reports/2024-25.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Accountable Authority, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: low\n**Mentions**: 1\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.gov.au/search?query=Accountable+Authority%2C+Chief+Executive+Officer+and+Chief+Financial+Officer+Public+Governance%2C+Performance+and+Accountability+Act+2013\n\n**Sources**:\n- `annual-reports/2017-18.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- ency | Annual Report 2017–18 Australian Digital Health Agency | Annual Report 2017–18 107\n\n[page 107]\n4\nFinancial statements\nLevel 25, 56 Pitt Street\nSYDNEY NSW 2000\nTelephone: (02) 8298 2600\nFacsimile: (02) 8298 2666\nwww.digitalhealth.gov.au\nStatement by the Accountable Authority, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer\nPublic\nGovernance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013\nIn our opinion, the attached financial statements for the period ended 30 June 2018 comply with subsection 42(2) of the\n(PGPA Act), and are based on properly maintained financial records as per\nsubsection 41(2) of the PGPA Act.\nIn our opinion, at the date of\n Source: `annual-reports/2017-18.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Aged Care Act 2024\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: low\n**Mentions**: 1\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.gov.au/search?query=Aged+Care+Act+2024\n\n**Sources**:\n- `annual-reports/2024-25.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- e settings\n● Work has commenced on 12 Healthcare Identifier Activities, with the remaining 8 on track to commence in\n2025–26 or 2026–27 as planned.\n● Legislation and policy changes are progressing under Healthcare Identifiers Act 2010 (Cth) reform and the\nnew Aged Care Act 2024 (Cth), led by the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing.\n● HI Service improvement activities are continuing to enhance data matching and accuracy.\n● Updated conformance standards are on track for July 2025 completion.\nEstablishing a coordinated, collabo\n Source: `annual-reports/2024-25.pages.jsonl`\n\n### My Records Act 2012\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: low\n**Mentions**: 1\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.gov.au/search?query=My+Records+Act+2012\n\n**Sources**:\n- `annual-reports/2024-25.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- e My Health Record system in 2024–25 (7.06% increase on 2023–24).\nOccurrences relating ● During 2024–25, 33 matters were reported to the System Operator by\nto the integrity or healthcare provider organisations under section 75 of the My Health\nsecurity of the My Records Act 2012:\nHealth Record system 12 matters reported by 12 different organisations related to access to a\no\nsingle individual’s My Health Record by a staff member. In 2 of these\nmatters, the access was the result of an administrative error which was\nlater corrected to p\n Source: `annual-reports/2024-25.pages.jsonl`\n\n### National Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2022\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: low\n**Mentions**: 1\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.gov.au/search?query=National+Anti-Corruption+Commission+Act+2022\n\n**Sources**:\n- `annual-reports/2022-23.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- eviewed and updated the Fraud Risk Assessment. A number of improvements were\nidentified and are under way to improve the Agency’s fraud control, including:\n● expansion of the risk assessment to include probity, integrity and corruption risks, in line with the\nNational Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2022 and the Australian National Audit Office’s series on\nprobity management in financial regulators\n● development and application of the Commonwealth Fraud Prevention Centre’s Commonwealth\nPressure Testing Framework to further strengthen the Agency’s fraud and co\n Source: `annual-reports/2022-23.pages.jsonl`\n\n### PBS and Corporate Performance and Accountability Act 2013\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: low\n**Mentions**: 1\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.gov.au/search?query=PBS+and+Corporate+Performance+and+Accountability+Act+2013\n\n**Sources**:\n- `annual-reports/2018-19.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- gency, as required under\nThey capture planned performance by the Agency. Actual performance is reported\nparagraph 39(1)(a) of the Public Governance, results produced from the Agency’s third year\nin the table below, including the location of the targets in the PBS and Corporate\nPerformance and Accountability Act 2013 (PGPA of operations. It also reports on the Agency’s\nPlan (CP) to allow line of sight between what was intended, and what was in\nsuccess in meeting the performance targets set\nAct).\nfact delivered. Where the Agency has fallen short of full delivery of targets\n Source: `annual-reports/2018-19.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Performance and Accountability Act 2013\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: low\n**Mentions**: 1\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.gov.au/search?query=Performance+and+Accountability+Act+2013\n\n**Sources**:\n- `annual-reports/2017-18.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- outcomes through the delivery of digital\nannual performance statements of the Australian\ninnovation, health systems and services.\nDigital Health Agency, as required under\nparagraph 39(1)(a) of the Public Governance,\nIt presents the annual work plan priorities\nPerformance and Accountability Act 2013 (PGPA\npublished in the Agency’s Corporate Plan 2017–\nAct).\n18, clarifies their contribution to the Agency’s\npurpose, and reports on the results produced\nIn my opinion, these annual performance\nfrom the Agency’s second year of operations.\nstatements are based\n Source: `annual-reports/2017-18.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Public Service Amendment Act 2024\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: low\n**Mentions**: 1\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.gov.au/search?query=Public+Service+Amendment+Act+2024\n\n**Sources**:\n- `annual-reports/2023-24.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- leading a team, leading the Agency and leading as stewards of the APS. Leadership\ndevelopment programs are accessed through the APS Academy and Growth Faculty and supported by mentoring\nand coaching within the Agency.\nConsistent with the APS reform agenda and Public Service Amendment Act 2024 the Agency has taken steps to\nempower managers and create a work environment that enables decisions to be made by APS employees at the\nlowest appropriate classification. The Agency introduced new HR delegations in March 2024, has updated guidance\nmaterials an\n Source: `annual-reports/2023-24.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Remuneration Tribunal (Official Travel) Determination 2019\n\n**Type**: Determination\n**Confidence**: low\n**Mentions**: 1\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.gov.au/search?query=Remuneration+Tribunal+%28Official+Travel%29+Determination+2019\n\n**Sources**:\n- `other-pdfs/audit-and-risk-committee-charter---board-approved-10-april-2025.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- ransport expenses. Claims must be\nmade to the Secretariat via email with a copy of the tax invoices attached. The\nSecretariat can provide Cab Charge vouchers to members where appropriate.\nTravel allowance provided in accordance with the Remuneration Tribunal (Official Travel)\nDetermination 2019.\n6.3 Other expenses\nThe Board Chair may approve the reimbursement of other expenses deemed appropriate\nto the business of the ARC.\n18 of 22 Approved for external information 10 April 2025\nOfficial\n\n[page 19]\nOfficial\nAudit and Risk Committee\nCharter v3.0\n7 Me\n Source: `other-pdfs/audit-and-risk-committee-charter---board-approved-10-april-2025.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Remuneration Tribunal (Remuneration and Allowances for Holders of Part-time Public Office) Determination 2021\n\n**Type**: Determination\n**Confidence**: low\n**Mentions**: 1\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.gov.au/search?query=Remuneration+Tribunal+%28Remuneration+and+Allowances+for+Holders+of+Part-time+Public+Office%29+Determination+2021\n\n**Sources**:\n- `other-pdfs/audit-and-risk-committee-charter---board-approved-10-april-2025.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- tract price specified within his\nor her individual contract of service.\nA Board member appointed to the ARC is paid in accordance with their Instrument of\nAppointment and the remuneration paid and other related issues are set out in the\nRemuneration Tribunal (Remuneration and Allowances for Holders of Part-time Public\nOffice) Determination 2021.\n6.2 Travel expenses and allowances\nFlights and accommodation for members will be booked and paid for by the Secretariat\nconsistent with the Agency’s Travel Policy and Whole of Government booking\narrangements. Members should not arrange or pay for their own f\n Source: `other-pdfs/audit-and-risk-committee-charter---board-approved-10-april-2025.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Sex Discrimination Act 1984\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: low\n**Mentions**: 1\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.gov.au/search?query=Sex+Discrimination+Act+1984\n\n**Sources**:\n- `annual-reports/2023-24.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- nvironment that is safe, inclusive and respectful. 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