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The National Incident Database (NID) complies with the Privacy Act 1993 and the Health Information Privacy Code 1994 that impose strict requirements concerning the collection, use and disclosure of personal information. The database will be administered by the research committee of the Mountain Safety Council and confidentiality is guaranteed. The data collected will be securely stored in such a way that only those mentioned above will be able to obtain access to it. The latest security measures have been incorporated into the design and administration of the database and security will be constantly monitored and updated.
The database will generate a considerable amount of in-depth information. Undoubtedly, some of these data will be sensitive for commercial and accountability reasons. In effect, each organisation or contributor will own their own data. They will only be able to access their own data and the generic information across the sector. Other contributors’ individual information will be safeguarded and inaccessible to them. In addition, we will take care to ensure that if the identity of an individual contributor could possibly be determined from the generic data, then the data will not be available until such time as this can be used with anonymity.
From time to time the database may be analysed to provide information on trends and issues across the sector. In this process, the findings may be presented in reports and publications. Any data included will in no way be able to be linked to any specific participant. Copies of any publications will be made available in the public domain.
The National Incident Database project has been reviewed and approved by the Ethics Committee of the University of Otago.
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