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Section : Use or disclosure by credit reporting bodies
Domain : Human Resource Management
Classification : Not Identified

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  • (1) If a credit reporting body makes a pre-screening assessment in relation to direct marketing by, or on behalf of, a credit provider, the body must not use or disclose the assessment.
  • (2) Subsection (1) does not apply if:
  1. (a) the credit reporting body discloses the pre-screening assessment for the purposes of the direct marketing by, or on behalf of, the credit provider; and
  2. (b) the recipient of the assessment is an entity (other than the provider) that has an Australian link.
  • (3) If the credit reporting body discloses the pre-screening assessment under subsection (2), the body must make a written note of that disclosure. Civil penalty: 2,000 penalty units. Civil penalty: 500 penalty units. Use or disclosure by recipients
  • (4) If the credit reporting body discloses the pre-screening assessment under subsection (2), the recipient must not use or disclose the assessment.
  • (5) Subsection (4) does not apply if the recipient uses the pre-screening assessment for the purposes of the direct marketing by, or on behalf of, the credit provider. Civil penalty:

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