Section 56BZJCompetition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth)

Prohibition on holding out that a person is something they are not—civil penalty

A person must not hold out that:

(a) the person is an accredited person; or

(b) the person is an accredited person holding an accreditation that has been granted at a particular level (see paragraph 56BH(1)(d)); or

(c) the person is an accredited person holding an accreditation that authorises the person to do something (see paragraph 56BH(1)(da)); or

(d) the person is an accredited data recipient of CDR data; or

(e) the person is an accredited action initiator for a type of CDR action; or

(f) the person is an action service provider for a type of CDR action; or

(g) the person is approved as an action service provider at a particular level (see paragraph 56BHA(1)(d)); or

(h) the person’s approval as an action service provider authorises the person to do something (see paragraph 56BHA(1)(e));

if that is not the case.

Note: For enforcement, see Part VI (including section 76 for an order for payment of a pecuniary penalty).

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