There are 4 principles that guide what data to include in the Data Asset.

Principles are ideas that are important.

The National Disability Data Asset Council created these principles.

In this document, we call them ‘the Council’.

The Council is a group of people who make sure the Data Asset is being used in the right way.

People who want to include new data in the Data Asset will need to start using the principles from 2026.

The National Disability Data Asset Charter includes rules about how people must use the Data Asset.

This includes rules about how people work with the disability community to:

• manage the Data Asset

• protect information about people with disability.

People need to think about:

• why they want to include the data

• if their reasons to include the data follow the National Disability Data Asset Charter.

It’s important for people to follow these rules to build trust in the Data Asset.

You can find out more about the National Disability Data Asset Charter on our website.

https://www.ndda.gov.au/about-ndda/guiding-principles

The data in the Data Asset should be useful.

There might be things that stop data from being useful.

For example, if the data hasn’t been collected in the same way.

People should think about if the data to include in the Data Asset can support new ideas and understanding.

For example, if the data will tell us about:

• how the lives of people with disability have improved

• the human rights of people with disability.

Human rights are rules about how people must treat you:

• fairly
• equally.

The data might also give us proof to help change:

• laws

• rules

• services

• research.

Sometimes data might be about a certain community.

Communities should be included in decisions about if this data should be added to the Data Asset.