Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

COMPETITION AND CONSUMER ACT 2010 - SECT 56EJ

  (1)   An accredited data recipient of CDR data must not use or disclose it for direct marketing unless:

  (a)   in the case of a disclosure--the disclosure is required under the consumer data rules in response to a valid request from a CDR consumer for the CDR data; or

  (b)   the use or disclosure is authorised under the consumer data rules in accordance with a valid consent of a CDR consumer for the CDR data.

Note 1:   This subsection is a civil penalty provision (see section   56EU).

Note 2:   The valid request referred to in paragraph   (a), or the valid consent referred to in paragraph   (b), could be given through a designated gateway (see section   56BG).

  (2)   A designated gateway for CDR data must not use or disclose it for direct marketing unless:

  (a)   in the case of a disclosure--the disclosure is required under the consumer data rules; or

  (b)   the use or disclosure is authorised under the consumer data rules.

Note:   This subsection is a civil penalty provision (see section   56EU).