Section 56AU — Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth)

Conduct of agents etc. of a CDR entity attributable to the CDR entity

(1) For the purposes of this Part and the consumer data rules, each of the following provisions applies to a CDR entity who is not a body corporate in a corresponding way to the way that provision applies to a CDR entity who is a body corporate:

(a) section 84 of this Act;

(b) section 97 of the Regulatory Powers Act (to the extent that it applies in relation to a provision of this Part).

Acts done in relation to an agent of a CDR entity taken to be done in relation to the CDR entity

(2) For the purposes of this Part and the consumer data rules, if an act is done by a person in relation to another person (the agent) who:

(a) is acting on behalf of a CDR entity; and

(b) is so acting within the agent’s actual or apparent authority;

the act is taken to have also been done in relation to the CDR entity.

Definitions

(3) In this section:

CDR entity means any of the following:

(a) a data holder of CDR data;

(b) an accredited person;

(c) a designated gateway for CDR data;

(d) an action service provider for a type of CDR action.

Related sections

• s 56AR — Government entities may participate under this Part
• s 56AS — Participating government entities of a State or Territory—declaration
• s 56AT — Participating government entities of a State or Territory—revocation
• s 56BA — Minister may make consumer data rules
• s 56BAA — Rules must include requirement to delete CDR data on request from CDR consumer
• s 56BB — Matters that the consumer data rules may deal with

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