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2025-26 indexation rate confirmed for all NSW Health grants
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Security of personal and health information by NSW Health funded NGOs
2025-26 indexation rate confirmed for all NSW Health grants
Following a decision by the NSW Government, an indexation rate of 3.5% has been approved for all NSW Health NGO grants, including Ministerially Approved Grants, for FY2025-26, excluding grant arrangements where indexation is not applicable.
Indexation applies to the total value of each grant. Payment will include backdated indexation from 1 July 2025.
NSW Health thanks its NGO partners for our continued partnership to support the health and wellbeing of the NSW community.
For further information, please contact your relevant Ministry or Local Health District Grant Manager.
Security of personal and health information held by NSW Health funded NGOs
Reminder of privacy and security obligations for NGOs
The Standard Conditions that apply to Ministerially approved grant (MAG) funding agreements between NSW Health and NGOs, stipulate requirements under section 10.3 for the protection of personal information collected by an NGO. Grantees must comply with all relevant privacy legislation, including the Health Records and Information Privacy Act 2002 (HRIP Act, NSW) and the Privacy Act 1998 (PA Act, Cth).
The 15 Health Privacy Principles (HPPs) are the key to HRIP Act. The Information and Privacy Commission NSW has issued a factsheet
The HPPs explained for members of the public. It outlines legal obligations that NSW public sector agencies and private sector organisations must abide by when they collect, hold, use and disclose a person's health information.
If you have questions or concerns about privacy and security requirements, these should be brought to the attention of your grant administrator.
Good practice in the event of a privacy and security breach
The Australian government has issued the
Data breach preparation and response - A guide to managing data breaches in accordance with the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (the Guide). Any entity that handles personal information can use this guide to inform their preparation and response strategy for a data breach.
The NGO should also comply with any direction of the NSW Health organisation that manages its grant. This is to the extent that it is consistent with privacy law and any other measures the NSW Health organisation may reasonably require to maintain the protection of personal and health information.