Exome sequencing samples from the Acute Care Flagship.

Data access policy for Australian Genomics Clinical Flagships.

The purpose of this policy is to generate a framework around reasonable access to the data collected through clinical flagship projects in the Australian Genomic Health Alliance (Australian Genomics) for the purpose of secondary research use. This policy is designed to reflect the opinions of flagships investigators, and respect the wishes of flagships participants: data collected will strictly be used in accordance with a participant’s consent for collection, use and data sharing. Some participants will dynamically and granularly update their consent preferences through an online platform (CTRL). The expressed or withdrawn consent is taken into account during the data access process. Australian Genomics data access policies and agreements comply with any relevant Australian laws (federal, state and territory); Commonwealth laws, including relevant Acts (such as the Privacy Act (1988)i and its Australian Privacy Principles (APPs); the Health record Act (2001)ii ; the National statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research (2018)iii). This policy also aims to align with the guidelines and policies set out by the Global Alliance for Genomic Health (GA4GH) with the Framework for responsible sharing of genomic and health-related data