Section 58BOCompetition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth)

Identifying impacted SPF consumers—civil penalty provision

(1) A regulated entity contravenes this subsection if the entity:

(a) has actionable scam intelligence about an activity relating to, connected with, or using a regulated service of the entity; and

(b) fails to take reasonable steps within a reasonable time to identify the persons who were SPF consumers of that service at the time when the persons were or may have been impacted by the activity.

(2) Subsection (1) is a civil penalty provision.

Note: This means subsection (1) is a civil penalty provision of an SPF principle for the purposes of section 58FJ (about civil penalties).

Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation at 22 May 2026. For the latest information on Australian Government law please go to https://www.legislation.gov.au. Verify the current text against the official source before relying on it.

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