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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 1993

IN

COMMUNITY SUPPORT

AND

WILL INCREASE

THERE WILL ALSO BE MAJOR EXPANSION RESIDENTIAL SERVICES FOR OLD PEOPLE. 1993/94 PROVISION BY 15 PER CENT, BRINGING TOTAL PROVISION TO $538 MILLION.

"SPENDING ON FAMILY AND CHILD CARE WILL ALSO

GO UP 10.4 PER

CENT," MR STRACHAN ADDED.

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VIEWS SOUGHT ON PROPOSALS FOR PROTECTION OF PERSONAL DATA

THE PRIVACY SUB-COMMITTEE OF THE LAW REFORM COMMISSION HAS PROPOSED THAT THE COLLECTION AND USE OF INFORMATION ABOUT INDIVIDUALS BE LEGALLY CONTROLLED.

THE

THE SUB-COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATIONS ADDRESS CONCERN OVER INCREASING EXTENT TO WHICH PERSONAL INFORMATION IS RECORDED AND PASSED ON. THERE IS ALSO A WORLDWIDE TREND TO INTRODUCE LEGISLATIVE PROTECTION IN THIS AREA.

THE RECOMMENDATIONS, WHICH ARE CONTAINED IN A DOCUMENT PUBLISHED TODAY (WEDNESDAY) FOR A THREE-MONTH CONSULTATION, INCLUDE:

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LEGAL REGULATION SHOULD BE INTRODUCED IN BOTH THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS OF ALL DATA RELATING то THE INDIVIDUAL, WHETHER FACTUAL OR JUDGMENTAL, TRUE OR FALSE, AND REGARDLESS OF HOW IT IS STORED. BOTH AUTOMATED AND NON-AUTOMATED DATA WILL BE COVERED, PROVIDED THAT THE DATA IS REASONABLY READILY RETRIEVABLE.

ONLY PERSONAL DATA THAT IS NECESSARY FOR OR DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE FUNCTIONS OF THE DATA COLLECTOR SHOULD BE COLLECTED. ΤΟ ENSURE THAT THE COLLECTION PROCESS IS FAIR, THE INDIVIDUAL SHOULD USUALLY BE INFORMED AT THE TIME OF THE USE ΤΟ

TO BE MADE OF THE DATA AND THE CLASSES OF PERSONS

WHOM THE DATA WILL BE DISCLOSED.

DISCLOSED

BY

A

PERSONAL DATA SHOULD NOT BE USED OR ORGANISATIONS FOR PURPOSES OTHER THAN THOSE SPECIFIED IN WRITTEN DECLARATION LODGED WITH A CENTRAL AGENCY, EXCEPT WITH THE INDIVIDUAL'S CONSENT OR WHERE A STATUTORY EXCEPTION IS STIPULATED.

LEGAL APPROVAL SHOULD BE REQUIRED FOR MATCHING DATA ON THE SAME INDIVIDUAL FROM DIFFERENT DATABASES ΤΟ IDENTIFY

DISCREPANCIES.

AN INDIVIDUAL SHOULD HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBTAIN COPIES OF, AND CORRECT, PERSONAL DATA ABOUT HIM. IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES WHEN HE HAS SUFFERED DAMAGE HE

MAY BE ENTITLED TO COMPENSATION.

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