Section 56BZB — Competition and Consumer Act 2010: Accredited persons must only initiate CDR actions in accordance with CDR consumers’ valid requests etc.

A person contravenes this section if: (a) the person is an accredited person; and (b) the person’s accreditation authorises the person to initiate a type of CDR action; and (c) the person purports to give a valid instruction: (i) for the performance of a CDR action of that type; and (ii) to an action service provider for a CDR action of that type; and (iii) on behalf of a CDR consumer for the CDR action; and (d) when purporting to give that instruction: (i) there was no valid request by the consumer, made in accordance with the consumer data rules, for the giving of that instruction; or (ii) the person had failed to comply with a requirement in the consumer data rules for giving a valid instruction for a CDR action of that type. Note: For enforcement, see Part VI (including section 76 for an order for payment of a pecuniary penalty).