Documents Concerning The Sharing Of Personal Information From The Department Of Veterans' Affairs Over The Last 10 Years.

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This FOI release contains a December 2017 Memorandum of Understanding between the Department of Home Affairs and the Department of Veterans' Affairs governing Veterans' Affairs participation in the National Document Verification Service (DVS). The document establishes a non-legally binding framework outlining roles, responsibilities, governance, privacy obligations, consent requirements, technical and information security standards, data management, incident reporting, and dispute resolution procedures. Key sections address privacy compliance, consent protocols, ICT arrangements, risk planning, subcontracting restrictions, and service fee arrangements. The MOU includes schedules detailing services specifications, contact information, incident management protocols, and an addendum listing current DVS users. The agreement clarifies operational requirements to ensure DVS integrity while specifying that it creates no legally binding obligations between the parties. The disclosure provides insight into inter-departmental data-sharing governance structures spanning the past decade.