Indigenous Data Reference

Detects references to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander data requiring cultural sensitivity and community consent considerations.

Type

keyword_list

Confidence

medium

Confidence justification

Medium confidence: keyword-based detection relies on phrase-matching regex within the Purview engine. Corroborative evidence keywords are needed for reliable identification since Indigenous-related terms can appear in non-data contexts.

Jurisdictions

au

Regulations

HRIPA (Cth), IPA 2009 (Qld), My Health Records Act 2012 (Cth), NDB Scheme (Cth), Privacy Act 1988 (Cth)

Frameworks

ISO 27001, ISO 27701

Data categories

sensitive-data, cultural, indigenous

Scope

narrow

Risk rating

7

Should match

• Aboriginal data sovereignty principles apply to this dataset — Matches 'Aboriginal data' and 'data sovereignty' via Pattern_indigenous_data_phrase
• Torres Strait Islander health data collected with community consent — Matches 'Torres Strait Islander health data' via Pattern_indigenous_data_phrase
• Indigenous data governance framework per AIATSIS guidelines — Matches 'Indigenous data' and 'AIATSIS' via Pattern_indigenous_data_phrase

Should not match

• Indigenous plants found in the region — No Indigenous data phrase matched by the Purview regex
• The community garden project was successful — No Indigenous data phrase present

Known false positives

• References to Indigenous in geographical or botanical contexts. Mitigation: Require data-specific keywords alongside Indigenous references.