Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00055:section:24
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00055
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 24
Character Range: 276618–277772

24  Obtaining credit reporting information from a credit reporting body

Offences
 (1) An entity commits an offence if:
 (a) the entity obtains credit reporting information; and
 (b) the information is obtained from a credit reporting body; and
 (c) the entity is not:
 (i) an entity to which the body is permitted to disclose the information under Division 2 of this Part; or
 (ii) an access seeker for the information.
Penalty: 200 penalty units.
 (2) An entity commits an offence if:
 (a) the entity obtains credit reporting information; and
 (b) the information is obtained from a credit reporting body; and
 (c) the information is obtained by false pretence.
Penalty: 200 penalty units.

Civil penalties
 (3) An entity must not obtain credit reporting information from a credit reporting body if the entity is not:
 (a) an entity to which the body is permitted to disclose the information under Division 2 of this Part; or
 (b) an access seeker for the information.
Civil penalty: 2,000 penalty units.
 (4) An entity must not obtain, by false pretence, credit reporting information from a credit reporting body.
Civil penalty: 2,000 penalty units.