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Sensitive information

The NSW Government collects, stores and manages sensitive information as a part of normal business processes. Sensitive information includes:

  • personal information
  • health information
  • information which could be subject to legal privilege
  • commercial-in-confidence information
  • law enforcement information
  • NSW Cabinet information
  • National Cabinet information

Examples of sensitive information are an individual’s personal details, credit information, medical records, drivers licence information, criminal records, biometric information, and other personal details.

Compromise of this information’s confidentiality may result in limited damage to an individual, organisation or government generally and requires additional care in handling. It could result in fraudulent use of an individual’s personal information, financial loss to the agency or the individuals affected or reputational damage and loss of public trust in the agency responsible for the safekeeping of the information.

Collection, storage, use and disposal of different types of sensitive information is governed by different legislation and requires different access and dissemination rules. To make these differences clear, NSW Government uses dissemination limiting markers (DLMs) that must be applied to sensitive information. Most DLMs can be used on their own, or in conjunction with a security classification.

NATIONAL CABINET is not a DLM. It is a caveat and can be applied to information with a DLM or a Security Classification.  For further information on caveats, see Caveats and accountable material.

DLMs Figure 1

 

 

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Last updated 17 Jun 2025