Section 56EE — Competition and Consumer Act 2010: Privacy safeguard 2—anonymity and pseudonymity

(1) A person who is: (a) an accredited data recipient of CDR data; or (b) an accredited person who may become an accredited data recipient of CDR data; must give each CDR consumer for that CDR data the option of using a pseudonym, or not identifying themselves, when dealing with the person in relation to that CDR data. Note: The CDR participant from whom the person acquired (or may acquire) the CDR data may be subject to a similar obligation under Australian Privacy Principle 2. (2) That option may be given to a CDR consumer for the CDR data through a designated gateway for the CDR data. (3) Subsection (1) does not apply in the circumstances specified in the consumer data rules.