Section 56BM — Competition and Consumer Act 2010: Infringement notices

Object (1) The object of this section is for Division 5 of Part XI to apply to a civil penalty provision of the consumer data rules in a corresponding way to the way that Division applies to a provision of Part 2-2 of the Australian Consumer Law. Note: That Division is about infringement notices issued for alleged contraventions of provisions of the Australian Consumer Law. Extended application of Division 5 of Part XI etc. (2) Division 5 of Part XI, and any other provision of this Act that relates to that Division, also apply in relation to a civil penalty provision of the consumer data rules as if the substitutions in the following table were made. Substitutions to be made Item For a reference in Division 5 of Part XI to … … substitute a reference to … 1 section 224 of the Australian Consumer Law section 76 of this Act.

2 Chapter 4 or Part 5-2 of the Australian Consumer Law Part VI of this Act. 3 a provision of Part 2-2 of the Australian Consumer Law a civil penalty provision of the consumer data rules. (3) To avoid doubt, Division 2 of Part XI does not limit the application of section 56GF (about constitutional basis) to the extended application of Division 5 of Part XI as described in this section.