In 2007, the Data LinkageThe process of establishing whether two or more pieces of information belong to or describe the same person, family, event, place or time period. Advisory Board was established to oversee the governance of data linkage in Western Australia. A Management Committee and Executive Sub-committee operated prior the new arrangements put in place in 2007 - when the Department of Health became the lead agency for the operational aspects of the data hub, to be titled the Data Linkage Branch within the Public Health Division.
Current Board members are Professor D'Arcy Holman (UWAUniversity of Western Australia), Professor Fiona Stanley (TICHRTelethon Institute of Child Health Research), Professor James Semmens (Curtin), Dr Tarun Weeramanthri (DOHWADepartment of Health Western Australia) and Dr Jenni Ibrahim (Health Consumers' Council).
The Board has responsibility for the following areas.
- Strategic Growth
- Health Information Privacy
- Budget/Funding and Review
- Technology
- Access Policies and Processes
- Training and Research