Data sharing applications to the department by accredited users under the Data Availability and Transparency Act 2022 (Cth) may be submitted to: data.sharing@dfat.gov.au.

Any application/s to the department for any sharing of data pursuant to the DAT Act and Scheme, should be submitted using the Data Request Form [DOCX 79 KB].

Submitted applications will be considered by the department in accordance with the requirements of the DAT Act and the Data Availability and Transparency (DAT) Scheme, and the department will notify the applicant and the Office of the National Data Commissioner of the department’s decision in due course.

The department reserves the right to not consider, and/or to decide not to accept, any application that is not submitted in accordance with the requirements of this form, and/or in which the applicant has failed to make necessary undertakings and acknowledgements as stipulated therein.

Further information regarding the DAT Act and Scheme is available with the Office of the National Data Commissioner.