Submission—Data Availability and Transparency Bill

On 6 November 2020, the Academy provided a submission to the Office of the National Data Commissioner in response to their consultation on the exposure draft of the Data Availability and Transparency Bill. The submission highlighted the value of Government data to the research community, the relevant of the FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable) Guiding Principles for scientific data management and the importance of access to research data to support research integrity practices e.g. peer review.

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