The purpose of the Data Sharing and Publication Bill (DS-R Bill) is to authorize the sharing and sharing of data by „data managers” (agency managers or delegates) to „trusted users” under individual data exchange agreements. A set of five data exchange principles will be at the heart of the proposed DS-R; This information requires the data manager to conduct a full analysis of each sharing request to determine the controls needed to protect the data. If, after the application of the principles of data sharing, there are always risks associated with the sharing or disclosure of data, the data manager may also, under the proposed DS-R Law: this result will be of little comfort to the citizen whose personal data may have been made public due to the inadequacy of the publication of data controls. Some relief can be made available to an aggrieved citizen under the Data Protection Act; Disclosure of data for secondary purposes may be an offence by the Data Administrator Employment Agency (APP entity) of APP 6.1 (unlawful use of personal data for secondary purposes) and APA 11.1 (inappropriate non-measures in the circumstances to protect personal data from unauthorized abuse, forfeiture or access). For new agreements between the South Australian authorities. A significant change in the australian government`s plans to use data could further affect public confidence in government and raise concerns about the application, data protection, data security and procedural fairness that warrant further debate. This article, the first in a series of four, deals with a threshold problem that does not appear to have been addressed at any time prior to the publication of the document or in the consultation process that followed: if the transmission of data obtained through routine administrative activities is supported by the government. A number of key issues raised by the proposed approach are also mentioned.