Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00055:section:24a
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00055
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 24A
Character Range: 277772–278940

24A  Obtaining credit eligibility information from a credit provider

Offences
 (1) An entity commits an offence if:
 (a) the entity obtains credit eligibility information; and
 (b) the information is obtained from a credit provider; and
 (c) the entity is not:
 (i) an entity to which the provider is permitted to disclose the information under Division 3 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 eligibility information; and
 (b) the information is obtained from a credit provider; and
 (c) the information is obtained by false pretence.
Penalty: 200 penalty units.

Civil penalties
 (3) An entity must not obtain credit eligibility information from a credit provider if the entity is not:
 (a) an entity to which the provider is permitted to disclose the information under Division 3 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 eligibility information from a credit provider.
Civil penalty: 2,000 penalty units.

Division 7—Court orders