Accessing information

Public information

The Information Publication Scheme (IPS) promotes open sharing of public sector information.

Section 8 of the Freedom of Information Act 1982(Opens in a new tab/window) (Cth) requires us to publish certain information.

To meet our IPS obligations, we post information here. This aligns with our IPS Agency Plan.

National Blood Authority Charter

An overview of how our organisation operates.

Functions and powers

Legislation

The National Blood Authority Act 2003(Opens in a new tab/window) (Cth) establishes:

• our organisation
• what we aim to do
• our functions and responsibilities.

The Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013(Opens in a new tab/window) (Cth) sets out the rules for managing:

• public money
• public property.

National Blood Agreement

A national agreement to the Australian blood sector outlining our:

• policy setting
• governance
• management.

Finances

Budget statements

The Health and Aged Care portfolio budget statements show where we allocate our resources. They are published on the Australian Government Transparency Portal(Opens in a new tab/window).

Other

Advertising campaigns

Our annual reports include certification statements on our public information and advertising projects.

Planned procurement

Search AusTender for our Annual Procurement Plan(Opens in a new tab/window).

Privacy impact assessments

We have published privacy impact assessments carried out since 1 July 2018 in accordance with our privacy statement.