Chapter 4 Management of Statistical Data
Article 16
The statistics released by government agencies shall be confined to the associated scope with their competent official duties.
The government agencies shall announce the statistics release calendar in advance, which can not be changed except for critical events. The related regulations shall be formulated by the Central BAS Agency.
Article 17
In order to fully utilize the administrative data-processing (ADP) system to conduct government statistics, the government agencies shall consult with the BAS units in charge of statistical affairs regarding their statistical requirements when constructing or modifying ADP system.
If constructing or modifying an ADP system involves the affairs of local governments, the central government agencies shall consult with the BAS agencies and relevant agencies of the local government regarding their statistical requirements.
For overall needs of statistics, the BAS agencies at all levels of government may request their government agencies and subordinate agencies to cooperate on adding or modifying the data categories or relevant functions in the ADP system.
Article 18
The BAS Agencies at all levels of government, and the first-level BAS Agencies in charge of statistical affairs in the central government may request their government agencies and subordinate agencies to provide the data in subparagraphs 1 and 2, paragraph 2, Article 4 for the statistical purpose or for the intention to reduce the burden on the respondents, except for the data provision prohibited according to the Classified National Security Information Protection Act and other specified laws or regulations.
Article 19
The government agencies shall properly keep, and fully use the statistical documents and data to carry out the official duties.
The documents and data in the preceding paragraph, if referring to individual information obtained through statistical surveys, shall be kept confidentially and not be used for any purpose other than statistics, unless the respondent has given a written consent during the implementation of that statistical survey.