CONDITIONS OF USE
USER RESPONSIBILITIES
The Census and Statistics Act 1905 includes a legislative guarantee to respondents that their confidentiality will be protected. This is fundamental to the trust the Australian public has in the ABS, and that trust is in turn fundamental to the excellent quality of ABS information. Without that trust, survey respondents may be less forthcoming or truthful in answering ABS questionnaires. For more information, see 'Avoiding inadvertent disclosure' and 'Microdata' on our web page How the ABS keeps your information confidential.
TABLEBUILDER
In accordance with the Census and Statistics Act 1905, data in TableBuilder are subjected to a confidentiality process before release. The release of microdata must satisfy the ABS legislative obligation to release information in a manner that is not likely to enable the identification of a particular person or organisation. Prior to being granted access to TableBuilder, users must agree to the following ABS Terms and Conditions of TableBuilder Access.
DATALAB
The DataLab service is provided at a cost. The costs includes preparation of the desktop PC, maintenance of the client's access to a microdata product, as well as vetting of all output produced during the DataLab session. Loading of different analytical packages may incur additional costs.
Access is provided to visiting users in a secure location within ABS premises. Users are supervised at all times and must not bring mobile phones, cameras, USB keys, laptops, palm pilots or similar transmission or storage devices into the secure location. All outputs produced by users in the DataLab are manually cleared for release after the session.
For more information on the DataLab, please refer the About the ABS Data Laboratory page on the ABS website.
CONDITIONS OF SALE
All ABS products and services are provided subject to the ABS Disclaimer, ABS Copyright, ABS Privacy and ABS Conditions of Sale. Any queries relating to these Conditions of Sale should be emailed to intermediary.management@abs.gov.au.
PRICE
Microdata access is priced according to ABS Pricing Policy and Commonwealth Cost Recovery Guidelines. For details refer to ABS Pricing Policy and the Microdata prices web page.
AUSTRALIAN UNIVERSITIES
The ABS/Universities Australia Agreement provides participating universities with access to a range of ABS products and services. This includes access to microdata. For further information, university clients should refer to the ABS/Universities Australia Agreement web page.
FURTHER INFORMATION
The Microdata Entry page on the ABS website contains links to microdata related information to assist users to understanding and access microdata. For further information users should email microdata.access@abs.gov.au or telephone (02) 6252 7714.
PRIVACY
The ABS Privacy Policy outlines how the ABS handles any personal information that you provide to us.
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